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Which empires are crumbling?A look back at the largest private equity firms of 1998 provides a reminder that today's titans are not guaranteed to hold their positions forever. By David Snow
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- Obama plan calls for PE firm registration
Investment firms with assets over a ‘modest threshold’ will need to register with the SEC, according to a proposal released last night by the White House. The plan comes a day after a Senate bill set $30m as the line above which all firms would need to register.
- Carlyle revisits German HR firm
The buyout giant’s European technology team is returning to invest in Personal & Informatik, a German provider of human resources software and consulting, having exited the company in 2007.
- Asciano rejects private equity offers
The troubled Australian transport infrastructure company has opted to sell shares to gain capital, rather than accept offers from firms that reportedly include TPG, GIP and Carlyle.
- Carlyle agrees £304m education bolt-on
Carlyle-backed education investor Apollo Global has agreed to delist BBP – a UK- and Europe-based provider of education services for lawyers, accountants and the financial services sector, which is reporting increasing revenues despite the economic downturn.
- Riverstone co-founder is ‘continuing matter’ for Cuomo
In announcing a $30m ‘restitution’ to be paid by the private equity firm, the New York state attorney general today noted that the agreement does not include David Leuschen, one of Riverstone’s two co-founders. Cuomo promised that ‘new developments will be coming down the road’.
- Report: Carlyle joins race for Asciano
The Carlyle Group has reportedly submitted a bid for Australia's largest railway operator. TPG and GIP have been trying to buy the company since last year.
- Pension boss: ‘Placement agents serve a purpose’
As some US public pensions move to ban the use of placement agents, Mike Travaglini, the executive director of the $38bn Massachusetts PRIM, told PEO that these agents play a vital role in helping his small staff identify private equity opportunities.