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  • LSE launches specialist alternative fund market(2)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The London Stock Exchange is looking to attract alternative asset managers hoping to raise funds on the public markets, with the launch of a new market specifically designed for alternative investment fund listings.

  • American Capital to be added to S&P 500
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    Publicly traded private equity firm American Capital will be added to the Standard & Poor’s 500 index on Friday—taking the place of a company recently acquired by KKR.

  • Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(2)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.

  • KKR courts debt investors for landmark Boots deal(2)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The record debt package financing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s landmark £11 billion acquisition of Alliance Boots is proving attractive to debt investors. The buyout firm began its roadshow yesterday.

  • KKR courts debt investors for landmark Boots deal
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The record debt package financing Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’s landmark £11 billion acquisition of Alliance Boots is proving attractive to debt investors. The buyout firm began its roadshow yesterday.

  • BVCA and TUC host roundtable talks(2)
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    The two trade bodies hosted the first of two planned roundtables this morning as the private equity industry seeks to appease its fiercest critic.

  • LSE launches specialist alternative fund market
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    The London Stock Exchange is looking to attract alternative asset managers hoping to raise funds on the public markets, with the launch of a new market specifically designed for alternative investment fund listings.

  • Tchenguiz doubles Sainsbury’s stake(2)
    Dave Keating- 4 January 2013

    The property entrepreneur has doubled his stake in the grocer to 11 percent, prompting questions whether a takeover strategy may be in the works.

  • BVCA and TUC host roundtable talks
    Jo Nash- 4 January 2013

    The two trade bodies hosted the first of two planned roundtables this morning as the private equity industry seeks to appease its fiercest critic.

  • Buyout groups create €10bn European broadcast giant(3)
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    Buyout firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Permira have been given the go-ahead to complete the merger of their portfolio companies ProSiebenSat.1 and SBS Broadcasting, which is likely to realise a strong return for the two firms.