KKR has hired Michael Capellas to lead First Data Corp after the completion of its planned $27.9 billion acquisition, which is reportedly having trouble obtaining debt financing.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The newly formed lobbying group has released its first white paper in defence of private equity, coinciding with the first day of the Senate Finance Committee’s hearings on the taxation of carried interest.
3 min read · 04 January 2013
General Catalyst Partners, a US venture capital firm, and Capital Today, a Chinese private equity firm, recently led a $19 million funding round for Tudou.com, one of China’s most popular internet video website.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Oak Investment has dropped out of a consortium of firms planning to acquire internet direct marketing services firm Vertrue, after the bidding price was raised from $800 million to $825 million.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy US-based Samsonite Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of luggage. The deal is part of a drive to increase CVC’s US presence.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Middle-market firm Castle Harlan will control the largest multi-discipline print group in Australasia following its A$67.3 million acquisition of McMillan Printing Group.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Stamford, Connecticut-based firm plans to continue providing expansion capital for the healthcare industry, without the use of debt.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Paul Capital Investments has added former GE Asset Management VP Dan Townsend to its growing ranks.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
European private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to buy US-based Samsonite Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of luggage. The deal is part of a drive to increase CVC’s US presence.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The Chicago-based, healthcare focused firm has acquired a controlling stake in Behavioral Centers of America, helping the chain to finance its expansion.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
