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Dunkin raises $423m in IPOThe Carlyle Group, Thomas H. Lee Group and Bain Capital-backed restaurant franchise will use proceeds from the IPO to pay down debt accrued in part as a result of a dividend recapitalisation last year.
- AXA PE and Tozzi target Italian solar
AXA Private Equity has unveiled a solar energy joint venture with Italian industrial company Tozzi Group. The joint venture builds on a partnership AXA and Tozzi formed in 2007.
- Roberts: US to suffer ‘slow growth’ for 2-3 years
George Roberts, KKR co-founder, co-chairman and co-chief executive, recently spoke with Private Equity International about macroeconomic trends as well as how risks and returns are amplified ‘the farther away you get away from the United States’.
- Carlyle eyes restructurings in uncertain market
The firm is raising its third distressed debt fund in an environment of high asset valuations that is ‘only a few events away’ from a significant re-pricing.
- It’s spin-out time
LPs are right to be paying attention to the latest wave of new managers attempting to establish themselves, writes Oliver Smiddy.
- KKR, Munich Re acquire 49% of European solar portfolio
US alternative assets firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and German insurer Munich Re have taken a 49% stake in assets operated by its solar photovoltaic subsidiary, Grupo T-Solar.
- KKR partnership buys into digital education
KKR invested ‘hundreds of millions’ in a partnership called Weld North in 2010, which has made its first acquisition for a reported $50m.
- George Roberts: On the upswing
In a rare in-depth interview, KKR co-founder George Roberts discusses both the firm’s and private equity’s ongoing evolution as they move past credit crisis ‘hiccups’ and closer to maturity.
- Silver Lake and KKR partner again
The duo have once again teamed up on a multi-billion deal, this time for domain name and site registration company Go Daddy.
- Carlyle, Energy Capital talks end without agreement
Carlyle had reportedly been in talks to acquire the New Jersey-based energy-focused firm, which closed on its $4.3bn second fund in 2010.