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Firms, Strategics Apoproach Aviva About Unit

Firms Mull Bids For Milken Venture

Carlyle Last Standing For Du Pont Unit

Advent Takes Control Of Bedding Co.

PE Firms Seek Exits Through China M&A

Bain, TH Lee Make Bid For McGraw-Hill Education Business

KKR's 2Q Earnings Soar; Others Sag

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. bucked a declining trend among alternative asset companies to report a 73.4 percent jump in earnings in the second quarter, driven by successful exits from private equity investments and a rise in the value of its portfolio, sister news service Reuters reported. Fears over the euro zone’s debt crisis and faltering global economic growth have weighed on the valuation of private equity portfolios of firms such as Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group LP, often mirroring stock market declines. KKR’s portfolio has proved more resilient.

Carlyle, CVC, TPG Weigh Final Bids For Getty

Laboratory Corp. Target Of Massive Buyout Offer

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