Private Equity
Blackstone Group LP Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman took home $690 million in 2014, more than any other private equity executive, as his firm and the wider industry benefited from the favorable conditions for cashing out on investments.
2 min read · 02 March 2015
Carlyle Group LP paid its co-president who was hired last year from JPMorgan Chase & Co $31.2 million in 2014, a higher compensation than many veterans received at the private equity firm, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday.
2 min read · 27 February 2015
Private equity firm Onex Corp is looking to sell Sitel Worldwide Corp in a deal that could value one of the world's largest call center operators at close to $1 billion, including debt, Reuters News reported.
1 min read · 24 February 2015
Thoma Bravo LLC, the private equity firm behind some of the technology sector’s largest leveraged buyouts, is seeking more money from investors for deals, less than a year after it raised a $3.65 billion fund, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
2 min read · 23 February 2015
Big private equity deals have fallen through or had to be reworked in recent weeks because many banks, under U.S. regulatory pressure to reduce their risk-taking, are no longer willing to provide as much debt as their clients want, Reuters News reported.
4 min read · 17 February 2015
Private equity firm Bain Capital LLC is exploring a sale of Air Medical Group Holdings Inc in a deal that could value the U.S. helicopter ambulance company at around $2 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters News.
1 min read · 10 February 2015
Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N) said on Thursday its 2014 fourth-quarter profit fell by 79 percent, more than most analysts expected, as a big drop in crude oil prices weighed on the value of its private equity and credit assets, Reuters News reported.
2 min read · 05 February 2015
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N: Quote, Profile,Research, Stock Buzz) is exploring a sale or initial public offering of Great Wolf Resorts Inc, the largest U.S. operator of indoor water parks, sources told Reuters News.
1 min read · 05 February 2015
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N: Quote, Profile,Research, Stock Buzz) is in advanced talks to acquire Protection 1 in a deal that could value the U.S. home security company at close to $1.5 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters News.
2 min read · 04 February 2015
Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), the world's largest alternative asset manager, is raising its first energy-focused credit fund, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest sign that private equity firms are seeing investment opportunities among distressed energy assets.
3 min read · 27 January 2015
