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A leisurely approach to buyoutsAmid 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.
- Blackstone hires Deutsche Bank financing pro(2)
The Blackstone Group has hired leveraged finance pro Vikrant Sawhney from Deutsche Bank.
- Mega-fundraisings face cloudy future(2)
Several of the world’s biggest private equity firms are already consulting with LPs about their next funds, but uncertainties about the pace of dealmaking and size of allocations are hampering these efforts.
- Carlyle sells stake to Abu Dhabi government fund(2)
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.
- Mega-fundraisings face cloudy future
Several of the world’s biggest private equity firms are already consulting with LPs about their next funds, but uncertainties about the pace of dealmaking and size of allocations are hampering these efforts.
- Rubenstein: major buyout firms pondering IPOs
Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein has predicted more IPOs for private equity firms as they grow and their founders age, while Apollo founder Leon Black has acknowledged that his firm and virtually all others are considering public offerings.
- Club deal lawsuit dismissed(3)
An antitrust lawsuit alleging that KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle, Bain and nine other buyout groups fixed bids relating to club deals has been dismissed, though the plaintiffs are permitted to file a new suit with the same claim.
- Blackstone buys into India’s largest clothing exporter(3)
Blackstone is advancing toward a fourth acquisition in India in a year. The target is Gokaldas Exports, India’s largest apparel exporter by sales. The investment: $165 million for a control stake.
- Blackstone ramps up lobbying power(2)
As US legislators consider raising taxes on carry and publicly traded partnerships, Blackstone has drastically increased its spending on tax lobbyists this year, paying out $3.7 million in the first half of the year.
- DIC buys 9.9% stake in Och-Ziff
Dubai International Capital, the alternative asset manager, has acquired a stake in US hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management in advance of its impending flotation. The hedge fund manager is the latest of numerous firms to receive backing from a state investor.