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PE firms brew $220m coffee investmentKKR, New Silk Route and Standard Chartered Private Equity are close to a deal that would see them back one of India's largest coffee house chains.
- Huawei cancels plans for $2bn mobile products sale
What was expected to be a battle between Bain and Silver Lake for one of the largest-ever private equity deals in China has been put on hold.
- Bridgepoint halves Safestore stake
The mid-market firm has further divested its stake in UK storage company Safestore. The investment has now generated 4x Bridgepoint’s invested capital.
- Providence-backed KDG raises €760m
Germany’s largest cable television operator has gone public in the largest IPO in Germany since 2007.
- Study: Indian deals fall, exits rise in 2009
Private equity deal volume in India in 2009 declined 48% compared to 2008, but the number of exits increased to 66 from 36 in the same period.
- KKR sheds light on IPO plans
During its 2009 earnings call Kohlberg Kravis Roberts shared its outlook on fee structures, fundraising efforts, and plans for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
- KKR annex fund foregoes management fee
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts' $550m E2 fund will only pay carried interest to the GP after netting any losses, costs and expenses from the primary fund.
- MENASA private equity ‘is not McDonald’s’
The mega-LBO model developed in Western private equity markets doesn't necessarily fit emerging markets, according to speakers at PEI's Middle East Forum.
- KKR notes deal-fee vulnerabilities
The NYSE-bound firm’s recent SEC filing reveals its fee income growth is driven primarily by more deal fees, while KKR continues to ‘confront’ investors on increased sharing of such fees.
- Financing finance
Despite the increased risks posed by investment in the financial services sector, recent deals show the crisis has failed to dampen private equity appetite for deals in this space. Yvette Choo reports.