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Coller loses partner to rival Pantheon(3)Rudy Scarpa has left Coller Capital, the secondaries firm founded by Jeremy Coller (pictured), to open rival Pantheon’s New York office.
- Alpha closes fund of funds on €309m
Alpha Associates, the central and eastern European fund manager, has held the final close of its second fund, which is already 40 percent committed.
- Merits of new exchanges(3)
The proliferation of new private securities exchanges could help private equity firms become more institutionalized and function as a first step prior to a public listing, industry players say.
- Club deal lawsuit dismissed(3)
An antitrust lawsuit alleging that KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, Bain and nine other buyout groups fixed bids relating to club deals has been dismissed, though the plaintiffs are permitted to file a new suit with the same claim.
- Merrill jumps ship as KKR mulls second Boots bid
Alliance Boots, the UK retail chain that recently rejected a £10 billion buyout offer from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, has lost one of its brokers to the bidding team, fuelling speculation that an improved offer may be forthcoming.
- KKR in talks with banks for First Data deal(4)
KKR is reportedly unlikely to yield much on debt terms.
- Bear Stearns latest to launch private exchange(3)
Bear Stearns has created a private trading platform, which will bring the total number of such private US exchanges to four.
- AIG Highstar closes $3.5bn infrastructure fund
AIG Highstar Capital’s third fund is four times the size of its predecessor, as investor interest in infrastructure continues to rise.
- Merits of new exchanges(2)
The proliferation of new private securities exchanges could help private equity firms become more institutionalized and function as a first step prior to a public listing, industry players say.
- KKR in talks with banks for First Data deal(3)
KKR is reportedly unlikely to yield much on debt terms.