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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 7 Nov 2009 00:30:05 +0000Mon, 9 Nov 2009 10:18:50 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/indepth/privateequity(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/db1424b0-cb03-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's biggest private equity company is targeting its competitors and hedge fund managers that have been weakened by the credit turmoil, after it enjoyed a third-quarter reboundSat, 7 Nov 2009 00:30:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7ba010a-c8c9-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7ba010a-c8c9-11de-8f9d-00144feabdc0.htmlContinental Europe's biggest private equity group asks its investors to accept its offering to shrink its new fund to €2.7bn rather than deprive it of any fresh capital to investWed, 4 Nov 2009 03:29:15 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d590e140-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d590e140-c73e-11de-bb6f-00144feab49a.htmlThe growing list of companies that have been taken over by their lenders due to excessive debts illustrates how hard UK-based private equity groups are having to fight to protect investmentsMon, 2 Nov 2009 03:32:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/513c0e7c-c335-11de-8eca-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/513c0e7c-c335-11de-8eca-00144feab49a.htmlPrivate equity groups are showing interest in Matalan, the discount retailer and are fighting for position in the early stages of an auctionTue, 27 Oct 2009 20:45:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/87210a7c-c1ac-11de-b86b-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/87210a7c-c1ac-11de-b86b-00144feab49a.htmlTalks on a £400m acquisition of patent and legal services group CPA Global underline how LDC is playing a dominant role in the UK's shrinking buy-out market Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:51:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/12fcf678-bc03-11de-9426-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/12fcf678-bc03-11de-9426-00144feab49a.htmlMiddle East families and sovereign wealth funds are slashing their investments and demanding more favourable terms from private equity funds following the financial crisis Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:53:56 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a72a11e2-b694-11de-8a28-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a72a11e2-b694-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.htmlThe world's largest buy-out firm is planning to float up to eight companies it owns and sell at least five others, marking a reversal of its pessimistic view of the global economy and financial marketsMon, 12 Oct 2009 05:09:07 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f17e7b76-b684-11de-8a28-00144feab49a,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f17e7b76-b684-11de-8a28-00144feab49a.htmlPressure is building on private equity groups to cut the fees they charge their backersSun, 11 Oct 2009 22:20:57 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e5763b6-b10c-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e5763b6-b10c-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.htmlA KKR-led consortium is leading the bidding for the $1bn-plus services unit of Northrop Grumman in one of two auctions being watched to judge the health of the private equity industrySun, 4 Oct 2009 23:50:10 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4265b41c-b105-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4265b41c-b105-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.htmlThe recent wave of M&A activity has seen investment-grade global corporations taking the lead while private equity groups remain on the sidelinesSun, 4 Oct 2009 18:00:08 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/b70708e8-b0fb-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b70708e8-b0fb-11de-b06b-00144feabdc0.htmlA stock market rally and signs of an economic recovery failed to tempt private equity dealmakers out of their shells in the third quarter as they completed the fewest buy-outs for a quarter of a centurySun, 4 Oct 2009 23:39:19 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c629166-aebf-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5c629166-aebf-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.htmlPrivate equity group is to present investors with plans to float some of its top-performing portfolio companies if markets remain buoyant next year Thu, 1 Oct 2009 23:18:12 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c6b16e4-aec3-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c6b16e4-aec3-11de-96d7-00144feabdc0.htmlKohlberg Kravis Roberts finally becomes a publicly quoted company as the US private equity group merges with its listed fund, ending two years of frustrated flotation attemptsFri, 2 Oct 2009 13:29:40 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bed982f8-ae08-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bed982f8-ae08-11de-87e7-00144feabdc0.htmlSan Francisco buy-out group Hellman & Friedman has raised a new $8.8bn fund a year after pulling back on plans for a much larger amount, in the latest sign of a partial revival among private equity firms that escaped the worst excesses of the industry's bubbleThu, 1 Oct 2009 05:52:36 +0100http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/aac9a758-ac54-11de-a754-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=cf8c5ee0-aa15-11da-96ea-0000779e2340.html?o=%2Frss%2Findepth%2Finvestmentbanking%2Fprivateequityhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aac9a758-ac54-11de-a754-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestors team up to apply pressure on buy-out groups to demand funds apply a framework of best practice Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:51:03 +0100