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New York brings more charges in pension kick-back scandalAndrew Cuomo, the attorney general of New York, has accused a former political leader of collecting $800,000 in sham finder’s fees for directing pension investments to two private equity firms.
- Report: WL Ross remains in race for Satyam
The turnaround firm is reportedly the only private equity group still eyeing India’s Satyam Computer Services.
- Affinity, MBK, KKR make Oriental Brewery shortlist
The three private equity firms are likely to to make it to the second round of bidding for the South Korean brewery.
- Report: Church Pension Fund opens in Hong Kong
The New York-based pension fund is opening its first Asian office in Hong Kong and has hired Eric Mason, who was formerly at The Carlyle Group.
- Mega-firms mark Freescale down 85%
One of the largest LBOs in history has been drastically written down in value by the majority of its owners, as a legal tussle with lenders erupts over an ‘accordion’ debt facility that greatly favours equity players Blackstone, Carlyle, Permira and TPG.
- Unitas shutters Tokyo office
The buyout firm formerly known as CCMP Asia is the latest to consolidate its investment activities in the region.
- Onex exits Cineplex Galaxy for C$185m
The Toronto Stock Exchange-listed asset manager bought Loews Cineplex in 2002 and sold most of the business to Bain, Carlyle and Spectrum Equity Investors in 2004. It has now sold the remaining Galaxy portion of the business.
- Goldman to battle private equity for iShares
The auction for Barclays Capital’s ETF management business has the investment banking group pitted against a selection of private equity firms including Hellman & Friedman, Bain and TPG. Vanguard, a US-based investment management firm, is also mounting a bid.
- Rubenstein: Private equity to become ‘normal’ asset class
'Private equity will become part of the norm rather than the alternative', following a lull in which LPs will question the asset class, according to Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein. He also highlighted China's opportunity set at the PEI Emerging Markets Forum.
- Riverstone/Carlyle fund hits $6bn target
The fourth global power and energy fund raised by the two firms will stay in the market a few more months, with Riverstone having recently expanded its team to help source and execute future energy investments.