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SPG closes debut fund on $620m(3)Snow Phipps Group has closed its first fund on $620 million, exceeding its $500 million target.
- Carlyle sells stake to Abu Dhabi government fund(3)
The US alternative assets group has sold a further 7.5 percent stake in itself to a strategic investor, valuing David Rubenstein's firm at $20 billion. It sold 5.5 percent to CalPERS in 2000.
- SPG closes debut fund on $620m(2)
Snow Phipps Group has closed its first fund on $620 million, exceeding its $500 million target.
- GP dollars flood K Street(3)
KKR recently augmented its tax lobbying capability - and it’s not alone. Buyout shops are spending millions on Washington’s K Street - synonymous with the Capitol’s powerful lobbyists - as US lawmakers mull legislation that would increase taxes.
- Blackstone mulls Sallie Mae bid
Alternative asset manager The Blackstone Group is reportedly preparing a bid for US student loan provider Sallie Mae, once it resolves its dispute over a JC Flowers-led consortium’s abandoned $25 billion bid.
- Kohlberg buys Solo Cup division for $170m(4)
Jerome Kohlberg’s firm has acquired disposable tableware maker Hoffmaster from Solo Cup, a portfolio company of Vestar Capital Partners, in a $170 million transaction
- KKR Financial asks for $500m bail-out(3)
US buyout giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has asked shareholders to invest a further $500 million in KKR Financial, its real estate investment arm, to offset difficulties caused by troubles in the US mortgage market.
- Mega-fundraisings face cloudy future(2)
Several of the world’s biggest private equity firms are already consulting with LPs about their next funds, but uncertainties about the pace of dealmaking and size of allocations are hampering these efforts.
- Onex joins KKR team in BCE battle
Canadian private equity firm Onex has joined KKR and Canadian pension giants Caisse de dépôt and CPP Investment Board in the group’s quest to acquire Canada’s largest telecom company.
- Carlyle sells stake to Abu Dhabi government fund(2)
The US alternative assets group has sold a further 7.5 percent stake in itself to a strategic investor, valuing David Rubenstein's firm at $20 billion. It sold 5.5 percent to CalPERS in 2000.