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Carlyle beefs up Japan team(2)The Carlyle Group has beefed up its Japanese buyout team with the appointment of a co-head and a chairman commencing October and November respectively.
- Why First Data matters(3)
KKR’s negotiations with underwriters of the First Data deal -- the second such mega deal for which banks have had difficulty syndicating the debt -- will be a harbinger of things to come, says Dechert attorney Scott Zimmerman.
- Onex to pay C$960m for plastics molding company(4)
Onex will pay C$960m for TSE-listed Husky Injection Molding Systems, offering shareholders a 38.6 percent premium over the company’s closing price on 27 September.
- European Capital looks forward to a golden age(3)
European Capital has expanded its German debt team as it looks to benefit from reduced competition in the credit markets following the exit of CLOs and hedge funds.
- KKR, Goldman drop $8bn audio deal(3)
KKR and Goldman Sachs plan to walk away from their previously agreed $8 billion buyout of Harman International Industries, claiming the audio equipment maker has had a material adverse change in its business and breached the agreement. Harman disputes the claims.
- Credit Suisse adds to Asia sponsor coverage group(3)
Credit Suisse has hired Ben Ngai from Citi to focus on sponsor coverage in China.
- European Capital looks forward to a golden age(2)
European Capital has expanded its German debt team as it looks to benefit from reduced competition in the credit markets following the exit of CLOs and hedge funds.
- Consortium to drop $25bn Sallie Mae deal(3)
A JC Flowers-led consortium has said it will likely drop its $25 billion bid for Sallie Mae, but is willing to renogotiate the deal, taking into consideration a changed economic and legislative environment.
- KKR’s Chinese cement deal is third for $4bn Asia fund(4)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has invested $115 million in its first private equity transaction in China. It is the third for a $4 billion fund KKR has raised, its first Asia-dedicated investment vehicle.
- KKR Financial sells off PE stakes(4)
The beleaguered NYSE-traded affiliate of KKR will raise roughly $191 million through the sale of seven unidentified direct stakes in portfolio companies amid ‘disruption’ in the mortgage market.