(Reuters) – Carlyle Group has raised $1 billion to invest in South America, the private equity firm said on Wednesday, giving it a total of $14 billion assets under management in emerging markets. Carlyle raised $776 million for its Carlyle South America Buyout Fund, whose main focus is Brazil, it said in a press release. […]
Buyout shop Avista Capital Partners has acquired DataBank, a provider of managed data center services, from investment firm Freeman Group, the company announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Houlihan Lokey acted as financial advisor to DataBank. Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal advisor to Avista. Avista was formed in 2005, and manages $4 billion of committed capital from offices in New York, Houston, and London.
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Blackstone is close to a deal to buy German outdoor clothing and equipment maker Jack Wolfskin, Reuters reported Wednesday. The company, owned by Barclays Private Equity and Quadriga Capital, has been searching for a buyer for some time, and failed in a previous attempt to attract a high enough offer. Blackstone is willing to pay […]
The owners of Polkomtel have received three final bids for the Polish mobile operator, Reuters reported Wednesday. The company declined to name bidders. Bankers have previously valued the company at up to 18 billion zlotys ($6.6 billion). It was put up for sale by its owners: miner KGHM, and state-linked companies PKN, PGE, and coal exporter Weglokoks, as well as Vodafone, Reuters wrote.
The Carlyle Group is in talks with private equity firm Gores Group about buying a majority stake in French decoder maker SagemCom, Reuters reported, citing a news item in Les Echos. Carlyle offered less than 500 million euros ($723 million) for the stake, the French newspaper said. Gores Group currently holds 65.7% of SagemCom, which […]
In 1998, I received a request from the CEO of Putnam Investments to lead an Internet strategy project. Amazon.com had gone public in 1997, and there was a concern within most companies that the Internet would disintermediate their distribution channels similar to what was happening in the book retail industry. From a financial services perspective, […]
(Reuters) – It may take the Supreme Court to end a years-long battle between a pair of Olympic rowing twins and Facebook Inc founder Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg has lost a court ruling that he hoped would lead to the end of litigation by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who accused him of stealing their idea for […]
Former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman will announce his bid for the White House next Tuesday, bringing a moderate Republican and expert on America’s fastest growing competitor into the race to challenge President Barack Obama in 2012. “I intend to announce that I will be a candidate for the presidency a week from today,” Huntsman, former […]
The board of Graham Packaging has decided to back the offer from Reynolds Group Holdings, which is offering $25 a share. Graham, which is backed by the Blackstone Group, already has a $22.10 a share offer from Silgan Holdings. Graham notified Silgan yesterday of its decision. Silgan has three business days to make a "responsive offer," according to a statement.