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JC Flowers recruits Myners for Northern Rock bid(4)JC Flowers, the financial services firm, has recruited a heavyweight team in its takeover bid for troubled UK bank Northern Rock. Paul Myners, Flowers’ choice for chairman, has temporarily stepped down from his role at the Bank of England to avoid a conflict of interest.
- Lightyear promotes three in New York
The New York firm has promoted David Cynn and Thierry Ho to managing directors and Michal Petrzela to vice president.
- JC Flowers recruits Myners for Northern Rock bid(3)
JC Flowers, the financial services firm, has recruited a heavyweight team in its takeover bid for troubled UK bank Northern Rock. Paul Myners, Flowers’ choice for chairman, has temporarily stepped down from his role at the Bank of England to avoid a conflict of interest.
- Syncom closes fifth media fund on $275m(3)
Syncom, a US venture firm that typically targets African American- and Hispanic-owned media and communications companies, has garnered $275 million from influential limited partners for its fifth fund.
- Palamon-led consortium helps HSBC streamline credit card portfolio(2)
European mid-market firms Palamon and Electra Private Equity as well as Morgan Stanley’s alternative investment arm have bought two high-risk credit cards from HSBC at a discount.
- Syncom closes fifth media fund on $275m(2)
Syncom, a US venture firm that typically targets African American- and Hispanic-owned media and communications companies, has garnered $275 million from influential limited partners for its fifth fund.
- San Diego allocates $365m to infrastructure(2)
The San Diego County Employees’ Retirement System has created a 5 percent allocation for infrastructure, making it the latest pension fund to earmark funds for an asset class that many pensions like for its long-term, stable returns and low correlation with the overall market.
- James on bank merger: ‘No way’
The president of Blackstone has told Private Equity International magazine that his firm has no interest in acquiring one of the faltering Wall Street investment banks, silencing some market speculation.
- Terra Firma, SUEZ may start Biffa bidding war
Montagu and Global Infrastructure Partners have agreed their Biffa bid, but the waste disposal company board’s statement that rival bidders are in due diligence caused the company’s share price to rise five percent above the offer price.
- JC Flowers recruits Myners for Northern Rock bid(2)
JC Flowers, the financial services firm, has recruited a heavyweight team in its takeover bid for troubled UK bank Northern Rock. Paul Myners, Flowers’ choice for chairman, has temporarily stepped down from his role at the Bank of England to avoid a conflict of interest.