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Bain, Oaktree lead $1bn US showroom recapA pool of investors led by the two private equity giants has assumed control of a large portfolio of furniture showrooms in Las Vegas and North Carolina.
- Credit Suisse’s Brennan to join Carlyle
Jessica Hoffman Brennan will join former Credit Suisse executives Michael Arpey and Alok Gaur on Carlyle’s investor relations team.
- KKR in $104m oil and gas deal
The acquisition of properties in the Barnett Shale region of Texas marks the third investment made by KKR Natural resources.
- Providence works to keep mega status in Fund VII
LPs and other market sources have questioned the firm's ability to generate outsized returns in mega-funds. Providence recently got a $300m vote of confidence from Washington State.
- Kohlberg targets $1.5bn for its seventh fund
The Ohio School Employees’ Retirement System this week committed $40m to Kohlberg Investors VII, a re-up for the pension.
- CalSTRS co-invests in KKR energy deal
The pension has contributed $40m to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ joint venture with El Paso, which is investing in opportunities in oil and gas properties in the US.
- Blackstone holds first close for RMB fund
The US buyout firm has collected an undisclosed amount for its debut RMB-denominated fund, launched in August 2009 with a target of RMB5bn.
- KKR debuts in Vietnam
The global private equity firm’s $159m investment in the food unit of Masan Group is KKR’s fourth deal in Southeast Asia.
- Warburg in $100m Indian logistics deal
The US private equity firm will make its fourth Indian investment in the past 12 months in NDR Group, one of the largest warehouse providers in India.
- KKR finds mezzanine deals with other managers
KKR’s mezzanine group, led by Fred Goltz, has been partnering with other private equity firms on mezzanine deals, but may put more focus into finding non-sponsored transactions this year.