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Private Equity

After market turmoil left the industry reeling, buyout groups are coming back to life and looking at some of the biggest deals since the collapse of Lehman Brothers

From COMPANIES May 21, 2013

BlackRock taps Asia with property deal

MGPA deal will almost double size of real estate arm

From COMPANIES May 21, 2013

China’s Cathay makes fresh Discovery bid

Private equity group abandoned offer for African miner in February

From COMPANIES May 21, 2013

Blackstone leads buyout bid for Chinese group

Shares in US-listed Pactera jump 31% on $664m move

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Riverstone eyes $1bn commodities venture

Private equity group in talks with new global asset-backed merchant

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Gulf funds bypass private equity

State-backed funds boost direct investment in unlisted companies

From COMPANIES May 20, 2013

Elan steps up fight against Royalty bid

Irish group announces fresh debt and acquisition plans

Cash-rich Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds are avoiding investing in property and infrastructure projects ©Bloomberg From MARKETS May 20, 2013

Middle Eastern SWFs choose private equity

Cash-rich Gulf funds are avoiding property and infrastructure

From COMPANIES May 19, 2013

Overhaul at Equity Insurance puts jobs at risk

New owner to sell non-core units

©Bloomberg From COMPANIES May 19, 2013

Heron Tower offered £250m Sternlicht loan

US property investor in talks to refinance London skyscraper

From COMPANIES May 19, 2013

Warburg makes $1.8bn on Targa cash-out

Success contrasts losses by private equity in energy deals

From COMPANIES May 17, 2013

3i raises cost-cutting targets

Buyout group to also press ahead with asset disposals

From COMPANIES May 15, 2013

LBO France seeks €1bn for new fund

Marketing push will test investor appetite for France

From COMPANIES May 15, 2013

Appetite for buying restaurants grows

Chains weather economic downturn remarkably well

From COMPANIES May 16, 2013

Pamplona Capital seals second US deal

London firm buys laundry equipment and air vending companies

From COMPANIES May 15, 2013

JC Flowers buys UK debt collector Cabot

Deal worth £800m is ex-Goldman banker’s largest UK investment

From COMPANIES May 14, 2013

CVC-Betfair takeover talks break down

Raising of offer fails to pay off

From COMPANIES May 12, 2013

Terra Firma eyes sale or IPO for cinemas

Private equity group hires advisers for Odeon & UCI

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

Dell shareholders weigh up Icahn proposal

Activist investor and Southeastern would challenge buyout in court

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

Warburg Pincus raises $11.2bn for new fund

One of largest private equity fundraisings since start of crisis

From COMPANIES May 10, 2013

Lloyds sells bad property loans worth £325m to Cerberus

One of its largest loan portfolio sales to date