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KKR fund inks second oil and gas dealKKR Natural Resources, a partnership formed with Premier Natural Resources, has purchased a number of properties in the Barnett Shale region of Texas.
- EQT cooks up bakery chain deal in China
The European firm has made yet another investment from EQT Greater China II through the acquisition of a 65 percent stake in Qinyuan Bakery.
- E&Y pushes ESG effort for PE
Ernst & Young and the Environmental Defense Fund are launching a new environmentally focused fund return programme.
- Carlyle acquires Alpinvest
Dutch pension giants APG and PGGM have sold their stakes in the €32bn fund of funds to The Carlyle Group.
- Apollo hires former US Senator
Evan Bayh, the former US Senator from Indiana, will join the firm as Apollo prepares to go public.
- PE out of running for Foster’s wine business – for now
At the company’s annual general meeting, its chairman told reporters the company was not currently in talks with any private equity firm about the sale of Treasury Wine Estates, but would consider ‘any offers if they are made’.
- KKR replaces MENA head
The global alternatives giant has replaced Makram Azar as its MENA head with Citigroup veteran Kaveh Samie.
- Report: KKR and TPG team up to bid for Foster’s wine unit
The global private equity giants are said to be in partnership to bid for Treasury Wine Estates, after the Australian beverage producer rejected a previous A$2.7bn private equity bid.
- Surprise at the finish
The race for ING REIM nears a conclusion with TPG, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle and Ares Capital Management all submitting final bids. Some of the finalists, though, have come as a surprise to the industry.
- Foster's snubs PE offer for wine business
The Australian beverage company has rejected an offer of more than $2bn from an 'international' private equity firm for its subsidiary, Treasury Wine Estates.