Buyout Firms Like Old Media? OpenGate Capital (you know, the firm that bought TV Guide without TVGuide.com) is participating in the auction for BusinessWeek (BusinessWeek)
Damage Control: Brynnwood Partners and portfolio company Stella D’Oro just wants to say that it is not the evil force behind the conflicts between Stella D’Oro and its union. (Businesswire)
FYI: The rotation and orbit of planet Earth is powered by the continuous pronouncement (by private equiteers) that private equity only invests in the best management teams. (Private Equiteer)
Studies: Europe doesn’t really have a “hotbed of innovation” like Silicon Valley. How is innovation connected to private equity ownership there? (Financierworldwide)
The Next Wave of IPOs in Live Sciences: There is a fundamental shift in licensing and transaction activity between earlier stage life sciences firms and strategic buyers, i.e., “Big Pharma.” (Mark-to-Market)
Yeah: GE did offer money to CIT. CIT did not want this money. (Bloomberg)
More Buyout Fraud: AA Capital Partners of Chicago has seen its investment manager, John A. Orecchio, charged with fraud. (Chicago Breaking News)