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Keystone Auto to Pay Dividend to Shareholders, Including Platinum Equity: UPDATEDKeystone Automotive Operations, which is majority owned by Platinum Equity, is paying out a dividend to shareholders.
Reuters: Finnish Telecoms Firm DNA Drops SaleThe owners of Finnish telecoms operator DNA dropped plans to sell the company, after failing to get a satisfactory bid from private equity investors, Reuters reported.
Fundraising Market Shows StrengthInstitutional investors in search of public-equity-beating returns continued to shower favored firms with dollars in the second quarter of 2013. But with allocations still tight, and vetting processes extensive, even well-established sponsors are finding it is taking longer and longer to reach a final close.
Deal Discipline In The Face Of Easy CreditCredit markets beckoned with some of the most favorable lending terms in buyouts history. But sponsors nevertheless consummated fewer deals in the second quarter than they did in both the previous and year-ago quarters.
SEC Lifts Longtime Ad Ban For Private Offerings, Fund Raising - UpdatedThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted to lift a longtime advertising ban for hedge funds, venture capital funds and other firms offering private placements, a controversial change that has sparked fierce debate between business interests and consumer advocates.
- Reuters: Buyout Firms Submit Final Bids for Mobile Firm DNA-sources
A decision on who will acquire Finnish mobile phone company DNA is expected in coming weeks after a handful of private equity firms submitted final-round bids, Reuters reported.
Brockway Moran May Not Be Dead YetBrockway Moran & Partners, a middle market firm founded in 1998, is not raising a new fund, peHUB has learned. But does this mean the firm is a zombie? Not so fast.
- Thoma Bravo Launches $400M Fund For Bigger Deals
With two deals announced in the past month totaling $1.4 billion, Thoma Bravo LLC is returning to the fundraising market scarcely 18 months after it raised its last flagship fund.
The Year's Biggest PE Deal So Far Is....Some large deals helped pump up transaction values by 25% during the first half of this year, according to Thomson Reuters. The year's biggest U.S. PE deals also came from tech and consumer.