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  • Report: Permira, KKR circle telemarketer
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    KKR is reportedly among the firms eyeing a $1.5bn deal for a Citi-owned Japanese telemarketer. If agreed, it would mark KKR's first Japanese LBO since opening in Tokyo.

  • Emdeon's $367m IPO is big deal for GA
    David Snow- 5 January 2013

    General Atlantic invested $485m in the medical payment company - the largest ever amount it has put into a single portfolio company. Hellman & Friedman is also a backer of the company, which closed up strongly on the NYSE.

  • Report: IDFC Private Equity to inject INR2.5bn in Quippo
    Siddharth Poddar- 5 January 2013

    The India-focused private equity firm is reportedly upping its stake in the publicly traded telecom infrastructure company.

  • To list or not to list
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    Private equity-backed IPO filings and floats are on the rise, but that doesn’t mean public markets will necessarily take over as a preferred exit route.

  • Signs of a thaw in Avago IPO
    Deanna Buckman- 5 January 2013

    The semiconductor company, owned by KKR and Silver Lake, is one of several public offerings planned by private equity sponsors.

  • The future of carry
    David Snow- 5 January 2013

    David Snow details the forces arrayed against the sacred 20 percent performance fee.

  • KKR hires Singapore-based senior advisor
    Yvette Choo- 5 January 2013

    Standard Chartered's former CEO, Michael Denoma, will help the firm build its business in Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

  • Report: CVC bids $2.1bn for Anheuser’s CEE units
    Amanda Janis- 5 January 2013

    Should a deal with CVC materialise, it would mark the second set of assets one of the world’s biggest brewing companies has recently sold to private equity firms.

  • Kion gets €100m loan from KKR, Goldman
    Toby Mitchenall- 5 January 2013

    The forklift company’s financial sponsors will provide PIK notes while its lenders consider a proposal to amend its debt covenants.

  • Blackstone infra fund eschews PE-style fees
    Cezary Podkul- 5 January 2013

    The firm has thrown out the classic 2-and-20 terms for its infrastructure debut, charging LPs 15% carry and up to 1.5% for management fees.