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General Atlantic joins electronic trading trend(2)General Atlantic has bought a minority stake in the Global Electronic Trading Company, in the latest example of private equity interest in the burgeoning electronic payments sector.
- TXU-deal banker arrested for insider trading(4)
A Credit Suisse investment banker was arrested for alleged insider trading in various mergers and acquisitions including the $45 billion TXU deal.
- KKR to rejoin A$20bn Coles bidding war(2)
Shares in Australian retailer Coles Group continued to climb as a A$20 billion bidding war between local rival Wesfarmers, a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts-led buyout consortium, and other international trade players looked increasingly likely.
- Buyout firms circle A$1bn Australian lender(2)
KKR and GE Capital have reportedly teamed up to bid for RAMS, an Australian mortgage provider valued at about A$1 billion, as private equity firms and banks clamour for exposure to the booming Australian housing market.
- Carlyle tops ground-breaking league table(2)
The PEI 50, a new ranking from Private Equity International magazine, reveals The Carlyle Group has the largest private equity direct-investment programme in the world, having raised $32.5 billion in the last five years.
- Ontario Teachers linked with biggest ever buyout(2)
Shares in BCE, a Canadian telecoms group, soared today following speculation that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is talking to potential private equity partners about a $45 billion buyout.
- KKR Euronext in Japanese PIPE deal(2)
KKR’s Euronext-traded affiliate has invested $167.4 million in convertible preferred stock of Japanese credit card firm Orient. It is the publicly traded vehicle’s second PIPE.
- KKR optimistic about Japan(2)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts have argued that Japan is set to change its attitude to private equity over time, as investors demand better returns.
- Rival suitor emerges for Boots(2)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts may yet face some serious competition for UK health and beauty chain Alliance Boots, after reports that Terra Firma and the Wellcome Trust are planning a rival bid.
- Boots shares soar as bidding war erupts(2)
A Terra Firma-led consortium has made a £10.85 billion buyout offer for Alliance Boots, just hours after the UK chemist accepted a sweetened £10.6 billion bid from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. The company’s share price soared as investors anticipated a bidding war.