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Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returnsAlternative assets returned 27.6 percent to CalSTRS last fiscal year. Though less than last year’s 32 percent return, CalSTRS’ alternative assets outperformed the portfolio as a whole by around 7 percentage points.
- Candover makes 2.3x return on Bureau sale(3)
Candover has sold electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk to BC Partners, in a deal that will generate an IRR of 35 percent for the UK-based buyout firm.
- Apax makes 40x return on healthcare exit(2)
The global buyout firm has netted a return of more than 40 times its original investment from the sale of Healthcare at Home.
- Riverstone hires BP top brass
Riverstone has hired former BP executive Ralph Alexander, just weeks after appointing BP's former CEO, Lord Browne, to lead its European activities.
- Apax makes 40x return on healthcare exit
The global buyout firm has netted a return of more than 40 times its original investment from the sale of Healthcare at Home.
- Branson may join Virgin Media take-private bid
The hotly contested auction for cable company Virgin Media may be facilitated by shareholder Sir Richard Branson, while the number of reportedly interested bidders continues to increase.
- Bain and Prides Capital to invest $60m in Princeton Review(3)
Close on the heels of Apax’s $8 billion May buyout of The Thomson Corporation’s higher education division, Bain Capital Ventures and Prides Capital have agreed to invest $60 million in test prep company The Princeton Review.
- Candover makes 2.3x return on Bureau sale(2)
Candover has sold electronic publisher Bureau van Dijk to BC Partners, in a deal that will generate an IRR of 35 percent for the UK-based buyout firm.
- Philips semicon group bids on $18bn Freescale deal
Freescale Semiconductor, based in Austin, Texas, saw its share price rocket 18 percent today following its confirmation that it is ‘in discussions’ over a possible deal. Two rival private equity groups are reportedly bidding for the company, including the same consortium that recently acquired the semiconductor unit of Philips.
- Bain and Prides Capital to invest $60m in Princeton Review(2)
Close on the heels of Apax’s $8 billion May buyout of The Thomson Corporation’s higher education division, Bain Capital Ventures and Prides Capital have agreed to invest $60 million in test prep company The Princeton Review.