KKR is reportedly unlikely to yield much on debt terms.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A seemingly straightforward buyout of baseball trading card company Topps prompted a bidding war peppered with several vitriolic letters and a judicial condemnation.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Summit Venture spin-out Mainsail has purchased Togo’s Eateries from Dunkin’ Brands, which is owned by Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
The proliferation of new private securities exchanges could help private equity firms become more institutionalized and function as a first step prior to a public listing, industry players say.
4 min read · 04 January 2013
Columbia Capital, M/C Venture Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Battery Ventures and Centennial Ventures have committed $225 million in Series A funding for Zayo Bandwidth, a fiber-based network operator.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
KPS Capital Partners will pay $400 million for the metals business of Olin Corporation. The deal is KPS’ first from its latest distressed fund, which closed on $1.2 billion in June.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
ValueAct Partners will pay a $1.1 million fine to the Federal Trade Commission for failing to comply with antitrust regulations prior to three 2005 investments.
1 min read · 04 January 2013
The Global Emerging Markets Group has agreed to acquire a 49 percent stake in a coking coal reserve in Inner Mongolia. The deal is GEM’s second direct private equity investment in the country.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
A seemingly straightforward buyout of baseball trading card company Topps prompted a bidding war peppered with several vitriolic letters and a judicial condemnation.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
Cerberus portfolio company Aegis Mortgage has filed for bankruptcy – it owes the private equity firm $178 million.
2 min read · 04 January 2013
