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Carlyle bolsters in-house regulatory teamThe buyout firm has tapped White House economic aide Bryan Corbett for its governmental affairs team, just a week after KKR hired a former Bush campaign manager for a similar position.
- CalPERS delays vote on sovereign wealth bill
The retirement system’s board has postponed its vote on a bill staff estimates would cost up to $12 billion in lost private equity returns.
- Citi’s Indian investment banking head to join Carlyle
The global alternative investment firm has recruited Devinit Singh, the latest banker to join the asset class.
- Carlyle again tops list of world’s largest firms
According to the PEI 50, a proprietary ranking of private equity firms unveiled today, the 50 largest private equity firms in the world have together raised $810bn over the last five years. At the top of the list are Carlyle, Goldman Sachs, TPG, KKR and CVC.
- Carlyle Capital to fold
Unable to stabilise its financing, the credit-focussed affiliate of buyout giant The Carlyle Group has resigned itself to liquidation by creditors.
- Carlyle Group distances itself from beleaguered offshoot
The alternative assets giant has issued a statement downplaying the damage credit-focussed Carlyle Capital Corporation may cause the overall franchise.
- SPACs benefit from dearth of cheap leverage
Private equity veterans and blank cheque executives lauded the merits of special purpose acquisition companies at a conference today in New York, but warned the challenge is finding the right deal within a set time frame.
- Sovereign fights
Should California pass a bill limiting pensions’ ability to invest in sovereign wealth-linked private equity funds, it may have serious unintended consequences, writes Amanda Janis.
- Landmark deals in Asian private equity
PEI Asia presents 15 private groundbreaking transactions that, for many and varied reasons, are set to leave a lasting legacy in Asian private equity.
- Blackstone faces class action suit
The alleged cover-up of poor performance at portfolio companies Freescale and FGIC are the main claims of the plaintiff, represented by a law firm that is filing a number of similar suits against major financial services firms.