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PE stocks hit all-time low(3)Blackstone and Fortress are taking a beating on Wall Street today.
- Lehman hires Jeb Bush as PE advisor(3)
US investment bank Lehman Brothers has reportedly hired Jeb Bush, the US President’s brother, to advise its private equity business.
- Blackstone hires Deutsche Bank financing pro(4)
The Blackstone Group has hired leveraged finance pro Vikrant Sawhney from Deutsche Bank.
- Carlyle sells stake to Abu Dhabi government fund(3)
The US alternative assets group has sold a further 7.5 percent stake in itself to a strategic investor, valuing David Rubenstein's firm at $20 billion. It sold 5.5 percent to CalPERS in 2000.
- Buyout bosses escape unscathed(3)
The third hearing of the UK Treasury Select Committee saw four more buyout chiefs attempt to justify the industry’s tax and legal treatment to a group of MPs. In a noticeably less hostile environment, the four men presented a largely united front.
- Blackstone hires healthcare czar
The Blackstone Group has created a new role for Alan Muney, the former chief medical officer at Oxford Health Plans, to manage healthcare benefits across the firm’s 52 private equity portfolio companies.
- Blackstone hires Deutsche Bank financing pro(3)
The Blackstone Group has hired leveraged finance pro Vikrant Sawhney from Deutsche Bank.
- GP dollars flood K Street(3)
KKR recently augmented its tax lobbying capability - and it’s not alone. Buyout shops are spending millions on Washington’s K Street - synonymous with the Capitol’s powerful lobbyists - as US lawmakers mull legislation that would increase taxes.
- Blackstone mulls Sallie Mae bid
Alternative asset manager The Blackstone Group is reportedly preparing a bid for US student loan provider Sallie Mae, once it resolves its dispute over a JC Flowers-led consortium’s abandoned $25 billion bid.
- A leisurely approach to buyouts(2)
Amid reports that the Blackstone Group is considering a flotation of restaurant group Tragus, a new report reveals that private equity firms are now the most active investors in UK leisure property.