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  • Riverstone hires BP top brass(2)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Riverstone has hired former BP executive Ralph Alexander, just weeks after appointing BP's former CEO, Lord Browne, to lead its European activities.

  • Lord Browne leaves Apax to head up Riverstone Europe(3)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Energy specialist Riverstone Holdings has appointed Lord Browne of Madingley as head of its newly formed European arm, allowing the peer to return to the energy industry after his dramatic resignation from oil company BP.

  • GP dollars flood K Street(3)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    KKR recently augmented its tax lobbying capability - and it’s not alone. Buyout shops are spending millions on Washington’s K Street - synonymous with the Capitol’s powerful lobbyists - as US lawmakers mull legislation that would increase taxes.

  • Cerberus challenges German government with €8bn bid for RAG
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    US distressed debt specialist Cerberus is pursuing RAG, a privately owned German conglomerate. However, despite the buyout firm’s high bid for the company the German government is attempting to steer the group towards a public market flotation.

  • GMG-Apax sweeten deal to win Emap
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Trade buyer Guardian Media Group has helped push Apax's bid for Emap's business to business arm over the line, despite difficult market conditions.

  • Lord Browne leaves Apax to head up Riverstone Europe(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Energy specialist Riverstone Holdings has appointed Lord Browne of Madingley as head of its newly formed European arm, allowing the peer to return to the energy industry after his dramatic resignation from oil company BP.

  • Boots and Sainsbury go on the offensive
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    UK private equity targets Alliance Boots and Sainsbury’s were in defiant mood as they reported their latest trading results, as they try to ignore the growing speculation about possible bids.

  • Lord Browne leaves Apax to head up Riverstone Europe
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    Energy specialist Riverstone Holdings has appointed Lord Browne of Madingley as head of its newly formed European arm, allowing the peer to return to the energy industry after his dramatic resignation from oil company BP.

  • Apax and OMERS to pay $750m for Houghton Mifflin division
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    The educational publishing house has agreed to sell its college-related arm to the consortium, which will add it on to Cengage, the former Thomson Learning division it acquired in July for $8 billion.

  • GP dollars flood K Street(2)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    KKR recently augmented its tax lobbying capability - and it’s not alone. Buyout shops are spending millions on Washington’s K Street - synonymous with the Capitol’s powerful lobbyists - as US lawmakers mull legislation that would increase taxes.