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Republicans may cave on carried interestAttacks on Mitt Romney and Bain Capital could force Republicans to compromise on a hike in tax on carried interest, a speaker at Private Equity International’s CFOs & COOs Forum said.
- Illinois politicians to ‘examine’ private equity
Private equity, along with other alternative asset classes, will be under the microscope in Illinois, where politicians have formed a committee to determine if the pension systems are taking on too much risk.
- Getting the facts out
Illinois' politicians have reacted to private equity-related press coverage with a decision to examine the investment risk being taken by the state's pension programmes. It's a reminder that partisan attacks on private equity are likely to lead to more than one committee meeting.
- TrueBridge beats target for second FoF
The North Carolina-based firm has collected $342m for its second venture capital and growth equity fund of funds, which has committed to nine managers and is nearly 50% invested.
- San Francisco splits roles for PE and VC
The $16bn public employees’ pension system has separated the positions of head of venture capital and private equity/buyouts to account for the growth of both portfolios.
- US primaries put heat on private equity
Mitt Romney's rivals for the Republican nomination for the US presidential race are ramping up attacks on his past, causing some LPs and GPs to worry about industry-wide ramifications.
- Blackstone and Goldman top PE rankings
The Blackstone Group topped preliminary rankings for private equity activity this year based on the total value of deals done, while Goldman Sachs booked the most revenue from buyout advisory work.
- CVC, Johor, bid $1.6bn for Malaysia fast-food giant
CVC Capital Partners and the investment arm of the Malaysian government, Johor, have bid to buy fast-food chain operator QSR, which manages KFC in Malaysia.
- First close imminent for Bain Asia fund
Bain Capital is nearing a first close for its second Asia fund, the first for which Bain has offered two fee options to LPs in order to attract capital in a tough fundraising market.
- CVC seals C1000 sale
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is to sell supermarket chain C1000 to Dutch rival grocer Jumbo. Combining the two supermarkets will leave the businesses with 23 percent market share.