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Istithmar takes Barneys for $942mDubai-based private equity firm Istithmar has emerged with high-end retailer Barneys New York for a purchase price of $942m, after a month-long bidding war with Japanese clothing retailer Fast Retailing.
- Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(3)
Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- KKR increases Manhattan footprint(3)
The buyout firm has leased the eighth floor of the Crown Building, an historic Fifth Avenue skyscraper, for ‘certain administrative functions’.
- Report: Chinese insurers want access to private equity
The chairman of China’s largest life insurer wants the government to allow insurers to make private equity-style investments as well as invest in private equity funds.
- KKR hires trio of in-house experts(4)
In a further sign of institutionalisation at the global private equity giant, and ahead of an expected IPO, KKR has lured David Sorkin, a lawyer from Simpson Thacher, to become general counsel, as well as named new heads of human resources and information technology.
- KKR increases Manhattan footprint(2)
The buyout firm has leased the eighth floor of the Crown Building, an historic Fifth Avenue skyscraper, for ‘certain administrative functions’.
- KKR hires trio of in-house experts(3)
In a further sign of institutionalisation at the global private equity giant, and ahead of an expected IPO, KKR has lured David Sorkin, a lawyer from Simpson Thacher, to become general counsel, as well as named new heads of human resources and information technology.
- Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lows(2)
Bleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Cerberus axes $6.6bn United Rentals buyout(4)
Cerberus is joining KKR, Goldman Sachs and JC Flowers to become the latest buyout firm to walk away from a megadeal agreed before the liquidity crisis.
- Sun Capital nabs Nikko man in Japan
The turnaround specialist’s Japanese arm has appointed as chairman and chief executive Akitoshi Nakamura, a private equity pro whose resume includes roles at Nikko, Ripplewood and the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan.