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Blackstone, Fortress stocks hit new lowsBleak economic data has sent US stock markets tumbling – taking Blackstone and Fortress along with – one day before markets close for the Thanksgiving holiday.
- Bain does $1.3bn daycare deal
The private equity firm has secured financing from Goldman’s corporate lending arm and its blockbuster mezzanine fund in order to purchase publicly-traded child care and education company Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
- Why First Data matters(2)
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.
- Advent exits radiology investment
The buyout firm has agreed to sell American Radiology Services for $151 million to a publicly traded Canadian healthcare company.
- TH Lee launches credit arm with $500m(2)
US buyout firm TH Lee has created a credit fund with $500 million in commitments and a dedicated credit division staffed largely by ex-AIG executives, including AIGGIG’s former head of private placement, Sam Tillinghast.
- KKR Financial sells off PE stakes(3)
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.
- Banks syndicate $10bn of First Data debt(2)
The banks underwriting KKR’s First Data deal have syndicated more than half the LBO’s $17 billion debt component, while HSBC has opted to hold on to a larger portion of senior debt than its peers.
- KKR Financial sells off PE stakes(2)
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.
- KKR’s Chinese cement deal is third for $4bn Asia fund(3)
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.
- Study finds buyouts boost jobs
The Private Equity Council has released a report that contradicts an academic study set to be presented at the Davos summit next week.