Private-equity firms have generally been conservative when it comes to valuing their portfolio investments—with the exception, no big surprise, of when they’re in the market raising money, according to a new academic paper.
2 min read · 15 March 2013
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TPG Capital is planning to launch its first real estate fund with a target of at least $1 billion, sister news service Reuters reported, citing the Wall Street Journal, as the private equity firm looks to join its rivals in pursuing real estate deals.
1 min read · 13 March 2013
2 min read · 12 March 2013
The new owner of Hostess Brands Inc.’s snack cakes hopes to have Twinkies back on U.S. store shelves by this summer, according to a member of the purchasing group.
1 min read · 12 March 2013
1 min read · 11 March 2013
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Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP is preparing to sell aerospace and defense company Arinc Inc and hired JPMorgan Chase and Evercore Partners Inc. to advise on the process, three people familiar with the matter told sister news service last month.
2 min read · 11 March 2013
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is trying to work around a financial reform regulation to keep investing in the profitable, albeit risky, business of buying and selling companies, three sources familiar with the new business told sister news service Reuters.
5 min read · 11 March 2013
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