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KKR Euronext vehicle in wave of write-downsIn what could be a bellwether for interim valuations in large private equity funds, publicly traded KKR Private Equity Investors has announced a round of significant write-downs in its portfolio of direct investments, in line with fair-value accounting rules that GPs around the world are facing pressure to adopt.
- Advantage Partners to make first solo acquisition outside Japan
The local Japanese buyout firm is set to acquire a US-based automotive leather interiors provider, beating The Carlyle Group in its bid, in what the firm calls ‘a big first step’ to becoming a ‘global firm’.
- Bain buyout falls foul of US regulator
The US Committee on Foreign Investment has indicated it will block the acquisition of IT networking company 3Com because of Bain’s minority Chinese trade partner Huawei.
- Sun Capital nabs Nikko man in Japan
The turnaround specialist’s Japanese arm has appointed as chairman and chief executive Akitoshi Nakamura, a private equity pro whose resume includes roles at Nikko, Ripplewood and the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan.
- Providence may leave Clear Channel deal(4)
Providence Equity Partners may drop out of a consortium that has agreed to buy US media giant Clear Channel Communications, casting doubt on the fate of a $27.5 billion deal that was nearly a year in the making.
- Providence may leave Clear Channel deal(3)
Providence Equity Partners may drop out of a consortium that has agreed to buy US media giant Clear Channel Communications, casting doubt on the fate of a $27.5 billion deal that was nearly a year in the making.
- Providence may leave Clear Channel deal(2)
Providence Equity Partners may drop out of a consortium that has agreed to buy US media giant Clear Channel Communications, casting doubt on the fate of a $27.5 billion deal that was nearly a year in the making.
- KKR targets $30bn for buyouts globally
The firm is among several seeking to stock up with fresh capital amid a turbulent market.
- Lee Equity hires GE veteran
Robert Wright, GE’s vice chairman and former head of NBC Universal, is the second titan of industry Thomas H. Lee has hired to advise his private equity firm.
- The house that Mitt built
Mitt Romney, the talented and charismatic former head of Bain Capital, is running for president of the United States. Those who worked with him during his private-sector years in the 1980s and 1990s describe a consulting superstar who succeeded in private equity while presiding, paterfamilias-like, over a team of notably aggressive and ambitious investment professionals. David Snow examines Romney's legacy at Bain Capital and the leadership characteristics of a man who may be the next American president.