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CVC pulls out of $1.5bn joint bid for HealthscopeKKR is now bidding alone for the Australian hospital operator against a trio comprising Blackstone, TPG and Carlyle.
- CalPERS commits $250m to GSO fund
Blackstone affiliate GSO Capital Partners is targeting $2bn for its Capital Solutions Fund, which was slated to hold a final close in May.
- Morgan Stanley transfers 5 offices to AREA
After months of negotiations, Morgan Stanley has transferred the ownership of five San Francisco offices to AREA, which provided mezzanine financing for the original $2.6bn deal.
- SPECIAL REPORT: The PERE 30
Over the past five years, the top 30 private equity real estate firms in the world have raised more than $211 billion -10 percent more than when PERE last counted capital raising efforts by the industry. Read on to discover the firms garnering the most. PERE Magazine May 2009.
- Not so investor-friendly now
The Australian Tax Office's proposals for stricter tax rules on private equity investment stand to lose Australia its title as Asia's most investor-friendly investment destination.
- Shell companies prove tough to crack
The Delaware Chancery Court recently ruled that Blackstone doesn’t owe Alliance a termination fee – sticking to a strict interpretation of the language in the merger agreement.
- Blackstone joins $1.5bn bid for Healthscope
The firm has joined a private equity syndicate, which reportedly includes TPG and Carlyle, in a bid for the Australian healthcare provider.
- RREEF's Asia CIO confirms departure
Mark Fogle, who was chief investment officer for Asia at the Deutsche Bank-owned alternative investment and asset management platform, has confirmed his departure from the firm. Fogle joined RREEF at the start of 2007 after a spell with AIG.
- Blackstone officially opens in Oz
The alternative asset manager is the latest to open an office in Sydney, having set the wheels in motion to do so last year.
- State ‘lobbying’ bill stalls, placement ban looms
A California bill that would require placement agents to take flat fees for fundraising services failed to pass a committee Wednesday, prompting key state officials to threaten a push for a full ban on placement agents.