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Kings of capitalismWho really wears the crown now the pain is starting to tell, asks Nicholas Lockley.
- KKR crescendo
For most of its 30 years in business, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has been a dominant force in the private equity market. Following some intense introspection and retooling in the late 1990s, the New York-based firm is poised to again become the industry's heavyweight champion as it expands product lines, offices and head count around the world. David Snow takes a measure of the firm that invented, and reinvented, the big buyout.
- Providence closes Clear Channel TV deal at lower cost, settles lawsuits
The private equity firm, one of its lenders and Clear Channel have dispensed all litigation pursuant to the purchase of Clear Channel’s TV group, for which Providence has paid 28 percent less than originally agreed.
- 3Com to pursue $66m break-up fee from Bain Capital
Following Bain’s termination of a $2.2 billion buyout, 3Com says the move was not ‘valid’.
- The Economist’s CEO to advise Bain Capital
Helen Alexander is seeking fresh challenges with the US buyout firm, after more than 20 years with the publishing house, during which circulation has soared.
- Bain axes $2.2bn 3Com buyout
Unable to negotiate a new deal that would allay US regulatory concerns over national security threats, Bain has called off its buyout of the data networking company.
- Bain rounds up €3.5bn Europe fund
The Boston-based global private equity firm exceeded its original goal of €2.5 billion. Meanwhile, the firm is nearing an additional $15 billion for two other funds.
- Sponsors, banks spar over Clear Channel lawsuits
TH Lee, Bain and their banks, which the buyout firms are suing to force funding of their Clear Channel take-private, are releasing heated statements as the banks seek dismissal of a lawsuit filed in New York and a transfer of a Texas lawsuit from state to federal court.
- The transformer
If his firm can't change it, Donald Gogel won't buy it. The CEO of New York buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice oversees an investment team that has since 1978 combined financial acumen with roll-upyour-sleeves operating work. It is an investment model now pursued by almost every major private equity firm, but Gogel argues that few firms are as committed to the granularity of operational change as is Clayton Dubilier. The former Rhodes scholar spoke recently with David Snow about standing out from the competition, his firm's stepped up co-investment activity and his days as a New York City streetballer.
- Doughty Hanson returns €80m via Quinlan sale
The UK private equity real estate firm is making almost six times its equity investment on the sale of a German property to the real estate firm founded by former Irish tax inspector Derek Quinlan.