Today the US House of Representatives voted to pass bill that will give the SEC and the Federal Reserve the power to regulate compensation at financial institutions with more than $1 billion in assets.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
US legislators want regulators to determine if certain structures encourage undue risk taking at finanical firms with more than $1bn in assets.
3 min read · 08 February 2013
The FIG-focused firm is deploying a recently closed €575m fund, having in May become the first private equity firm to buy a UK bank.
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The Gores Group joint venture with Siemens has stepped into a raucous bankruptcy fight for business units of bankrupt Nortel, for which a company backed by TPG and Silver Lake has already bid.
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The $32bn endowment has invested in Oaktree Opportunities Fund VIII, which is targeting between $4bn and $6bn.
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Appu Mondassery, Highland Capital's former London head, will steer the HIG affiliate's European distressed debt activities including debt-for-equity restructurings.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
A $30 million AUM threshold proposed by the Obama administration would likely force nearly all private equity firms to register as investment advisers.
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Have more than $30 million in assets under management? Get ready to register.
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The distressed debt specialist has plans to buy various Nortel assets out of bankruptcy and run them as a reorganised company. A separate Nortel division is currently being pursued by Avaya, which is owned by Silver Lake and TPG.
2 min read · 08 February 2013
The former chief executive of Chrysler and Home Depot will join Cerberus Operating and Advisory Company, which is made up of operating professionals that help source deals and monitor portfolio companies.
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