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Private equity-backed Japanese banks confirm talksA merger between JC Flowers-backed Shinsei and Cerberus-backed Aozora would create the country's sixth-largest bank.
- Report: Shinsei and Aozora near merger
Japan's Shinsei and Aozora banks, in which JC Flowers and Cerberus Capital Management hold major stakes respectively, are reported to be nearing a union.
- Japanese government endorses private equity-backed bank merger
Japan’s finance and economics minister has publicly stated his support for a proposed merger between the Aozora and Shinsei banks, in which the government holds significant stakes.
- Cerberus indirectly linked to Madoff scandal
One of the firm’s portfolio companies, Aozora Bank, is a victim in the alleged Ponzi scheme, and the chairman of another portfolio company controls a feeder entity that may have lost $1.8bn to Madoff.
- Cerberus Capital sets sights on China(2)
Cerberus Capital Management is planning to extend its Asia presence beyond Japan to China. A new office in Hong Kong is on the cards.
- Warburg Pincus secures syndicate loan for China buyout
Warburg Pincus and a Chinese investor have secured a syndicated loan to acquire Shandong Deosen Corp, a producer of food additive in China, in a rare leverage buyout in that market.
- Cerberus not liable for GM pension plan
The Cerberus-led consortium set to purchase GMAC will not be held liable for the troubled automaker’s pension obligations.
- Cerberus emerges as a PE powerhouse
Monday’s landmark GMAC acquisition has thrust the reconstituted hedge fund into the spotlight.
- Cerberus leads Italian sportswear buyout
The New York-based distressed investment firm is to acquire Italian sportswear company Fila in a $351m deal.