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KKR raises $17.6bn global fundThe global buyout firm has closed its KKR 2006 fund slightly shy of its $18 billion hard cap.
- SEC settles insider trading suit on Blackstone deal
The buyout firm blew the whistle on a former Wall Street trader who has settled an SEC lawsuit alleging he spread false rumours about Blackstone’s Alliance Data deal.
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- Blackstone appoints Turkish business luminary
Kemal Kaya, a leading figure in the Turkish banking world, has joined Blackstone, as buyout firms descend on the region.
- Black: Apollo has spent $4bn since October
Good companies with bad balance sheets and strategies outside the LBO box provide opportunities galore, said firm co-founder Leon Black at the Milken Institute's ongoing conference in Los Angeles.
- Apollo raises $1.4bn for European real estate
Fundraising by European-focussed opportunity real estate vehicles has reached $5 billion this year with the closing of Apollo Real Estate Advisors' third dedicated Euro fund.
- Blackstone to fight Alliance Data lawsuit
The credit-card services company is pursuing a $170m break-up fee for the second time, as the mega-buyout firm calls the suit ‘just as spurious as the first one’.
- Actis plans $250-300m Indian RE fund(2)
The private equity firm is reportedly planning its first India dedicated real estate fund, targeting investors from the US, Europe and Asia.
- Blackstone faces class action suit
The alleged cover-up of poor performance at portfolio companies Freescale and FGIC are the main claims of the plaintiff, represented by a law firm that is filing a number of similar suits against major financial services firms.
- Blackstone sells €242m German glass maker stake
The publicly traded US firm has exited its remaining stake in Gerresheimer after the share price has fallen off its initial public offering level last year.