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When Harvey met hedge fundsWhen Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein launched their new studio, they benefited from increased investor interest in the movie business - as well as their own reputations as hitmakers. By Aaron Lovell.
- Gates seals Four Seasons deal
Bill Gates and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal have backed a $3.8 billion take-private of Four Seasons, a chain of 74 luxury hotels.
- Bear Stearns enters fund placement business
The acquisition of the placement agent Crane Capital Associates has added a global platform from which the bank can compete with the likes of Credit Suisse and UBS.
- Bridgepoint to cash in from Safestore float
Bridgepoint Capital is set for a bumper gain when it floats Safestore, the UK’s largest self-storage provider, on the London Stock Exchange next month. It also plans to retain a “significant shareholding”.
- Diminishing returns threaten take-privates
Falling return expectations could limit the number of attempted public-to-private deals in 2007, according to a new report.
- Carlyle to complete full exit from QinetiQ
The Carlyle Group is selling its remaining 10.3 percent stake in UK defence group QinetiQ, bringing to an end a successful, if controversial, investment.
- Merrill Lynch to expand Asia financial sponsor coverage
Merrill Lynch has made several key appointments in Asia in leveraging the region’s private equity boom.
- TPG to compete with ten other bidders for Alitalia
Eleven different groups have expressed an interest in bidding for struggling airline Alitalia, according to the Italian government, including Texas Pacific Group and Terra Firma.
- Merrill Lynch, Pacific Equity Partners make joint-approach in Australia
A private equity consortium of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and Pacific Equity Partners has approached Veda Advantage, Australia-listed credit checking company, with a $636 million proposal.
- Advent promotes lucky thirteen
Advent has made a string of promotions across its European and North American offices, including three new partners.