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Apax looks to China for management company investment(4)The head of European buyout firm Apax Partners, Martin Halusa, has visited China in an attempt to secure backing from the government’s sovereign wealth fund.
- Blackstone real estate fundraise passes $10bn
The private equity real estate division of Blackstone has yet to reach a final close, but its commitments to date mean the New York alternatives giant now controls the largest funds in both private equity and private equity real estate.
- Apax looks to China for management company investment(3)
The head of European buyout firm Apax Partners, Martin Halusa, has visited China in an attempt to secure backing from the government’s sovereign wealth fund.
- Tishman, Lehman pay $22.2bn for Archstone REIT(3)
Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers have purchased Colorado-based REIT Archstone-Smith for $22.2 billion, in one of the largest private equity real estate take-privates since Blackstone’s Equity Office acquisition.
- Blackstone hires Mark Woodward as senior advisor(2)
Blackstone has boosted its capability to join in the technology buyout trend with the appointment of an 30-year industry veteran to source and evaluate deals.
- TH Lee launches credit arm with $500m(4)
US buyout firm TH Lee has created a credit fund with $500 million in commitments and a dedicated credit division staffed largely by ex-AIG executives, including AIGGIG’s former head of private placement, Sam Tillinghast.
- Blackstone, Wellspring in $1.3bn food distribution deal
The Blackstone Group and Wellspring Capital Management will merge Performance Food Group with their portfolio company Vistar Food.
- Moody’s highlights financial engineering in buyouts
Large US buyout firms cash out the majority of their equity in a third of deals before they fully exit, but default rates across large private equity companies remain minimal.
- Tishman, Lehman pay $22.2bn for Archstone REIT(2)
Tishman Speyer and Lehman Brothers have purchased Colorado-based REIT Archstone-Smith for $22.2 billion, in one of the largest private equity real estate take-privates since Blackstone’s Equity Office acquisition.
- TH Lee launches credit arm with $500m(3)
US buyout firm TH Lee has created a credit fund with $500 million in commitments and a dedicated credit division staffed largely by ex-AIG executives, including AIGGIG’s former head of private placement, Sam Tillinghast.