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Carlyle to launch hedge fund programmeThe Carlyle Group will set up its own hedge fund and fund of hedge funds later this year in order to battle growing competition from and meet investor demand for these omnivorous pools of capital.
- Providence, 3i take Crown for $242m
Providence Equity Partners, 3i Group and UK television executive David Elstein have agreed to buy the international business of Crown Media, owner of Hallmark Channel.
- Report: Bain bids $3.5bn for hockey league
Boston’s Bain Capital, along with sports business consultant Game Plan, have offered the National Hockey League as much as $3.5 billion to buy all 30 teams in the league, according to a report in the Toronto Star.
- Golden Gate buys Blue Martini
The San Francisco firm, founded by former Bain Capital partners, has agreed to purchase the customer relationship software company for $54m.
- KKR tops 2004 investment banking fee table
In 2004, private equity sponsors racked up a whopping $9bn in M&A and capital markets fees, according to Dealogic – 17 percent of total investment banking revenue.
- Quadrangle invests $50m in movie chain
The media and communications fund invested $50m in Madison Dearborn portfolio company, Cinemark, the third largest operator of movie screens in the US.
- Palamon makes 6x cash on Italian sale
Palamon Capital Partners is understood to have made a profit of around six times cash invested from the sale of its stake in Italian software provider TeamSystem to Bain Capital and management.
- Kirkland moves into Germany
Kirkland & Ellis is planning to open an office in Munich early next year, to be co-led by former Clifford Chance partner Volker Kullman.
- Teachers’ leads first US acquisition
Bain Capital has agreed to sell laundry products maker Alliance to Teachers’ Private Capital in a $450m secondary buyout.
- Bain spends mega dollars on Dollarama
The Boston buyout firm has reportedly acquired the Montreal discount retailer for a C$1.05 billion price tag.