Jennifer Harris

Buffett buys Norwest Equity portfolio company(3)

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has purchased a gold jewelry manufacturer from Norwest Equity Partners. Coupled with an acquisition announced earlier this week, Berkshire Hathaway will now operate the world’s largest jewelry supplier, and once again resembles the private equity firms its CEO spurns.

Falconhead holds final close on $290m(3)

The New York leisure, lifestyle and media specialist has raised a new fund along with a co-investment fund.

Bear Stearns hires new head of asset management(2)

Jeffrey Lane will replace Richard Marin as head of Bear’s asset management division, which encompasses the investment bank’s private equity arm as well as its newly established placement agent division.

Bear Stearns hires new head of asset management

Jeffrey Lane will replace Richard Marin as head of Bear’s asset management division, which encompasses the investment bank’s private equity arm as well as its newly established placement agent division.

Carlyle bolsters aerospace and defence portfolio(2)

Transportation communications and systems engineering company ARINC s to be purchased by The Carlyle Group, which this week has been linked with nearly $30 billion in deals and a $300 million Euronext listing.

Carlyle bolsters aerospace and defence portfolio

Transportation communications and systems engineering company ARINC s to be purchased by The Carlyle Group, which this week has been linked with nearly $30 billion in deals and a $300 million Euronext listing.

Centre Partners acquires military headhunter(2)

The New York-based private equity firm predicts that the acquisition of the military recruiting and consulting firm Orion will create synergies with its other portfolio companies.

Carlyle scales back credit vehicle IPO

Carlyle Capital Corporation announced a reduction in the scope of its planned Euronext IPO in reaction to volatility in the subprime loan market.

Goldman spinout raises $1bn transportation fund(3)

Rye, New York-based Greenbriar Equity Group’s second fund, which will target the transportation industry, has closed on $1 billion.

AIGGIG hires in Japan(2)

Former Deutsche pro Stewart Homler will lead AIG’s expansion in the Japanese alternative investments market.