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- Washington walks away from KKR deal
The state pension has rejected an offer to acquire an equity stake in Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the buyout house.
- Cinven, Candover onto next target
Following their E600m joint acquisition of Dutch publisher KAP, the two private equity houses look set to bid for Bertelsmann’s E1bn science publishing unit.
- Is Reuters a buyout target?
In theory, Reuters' share price fell far enough this week to make a takeover or public-to-private buyout viable. In practice, bidders would still find it hard making their sums add up.
- Yell decides go slow for IPO
Plans for an early listing of the UK telephone directory business have been put on hold in the wake of renewed caution in the IPO markets.
- CalPERS private equity investments fall 17 per cent
The California Public Employees' Retirement system's private equity investments fell to $7.3bn in the year to February 2001.
- Whitney sings the blues
Whitney & Co has closed its latest fund $900m off its $2bn target and will respond to investor concerns by laying off 20 per cent of its staff, including most of those in its foreign offices.
- Levitt joins Carlyle
Levitt joins Carlyle’s select group of special advisors from the Securities and Exchanges Commission.
- Robust business in a tricky market
The European LBO pipeline is building up, warn bankers, and the reluctance of institutionals to embrace this type of deal is limiting liquidity. Euroweek reports.