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Carlyle appoints head of PR for AmericasThe Carlyle Group has hired Ellen Gonda, formerly a financial communications director at PR firm Brunswick Group, to lead its public relations efforts in North and South America. It is part of a larger expansion that will double the size of Carlyle’s global communications department.
- Morgan hires Apollo, Carlyle alumni for private equity team
As rival Citi enhances its alternatives platform with the addition of Morgan Stanley spinout Metalmark, Morgan Stanley continues its renewed private equity push with the hire of two buyout professionals.
- Coates becomes latest Australian firm to reject buyout(3)
Coates Hire is the latest listed Australian company to reject a buyout offer because the price was too low. The Carlyle Group had reportedly been a frontrunner in the race for the machinery rental company.
- Veteran Vineburg joins CVC to launch infrastructure
CVC, the global buyout firm, is the latest private equity firm to open a dedicated infrastructure unit. 3i, Europe’s largest quoted private equity firm, launched its offering earlier this year.
- Report: Carlyle postpones Insight sale(4)
Carlyle’s sale of cable TV provider Insight Communications has reportedly been halted in the hopes that it will fetch a higher price once debt markets are less volatile.
- Nomura and Norinchukin launch new private equity business(2)
Japan’s Nomura Holdings is joining hands with Norinchukin Bank, and Development Bank of Japan to launch a new private equity investment joint venture in January.
- Carried interest consumes US Capitol(2)
The Senate Finance Committee held its third hearing on carried interest today, while the House Ways and Means Committee simultaneously held an all-day tax hearing that touched on the subject.
- The Blackstone Group opens office in Tokyo
The Blackstone Group has recently opened an office in Tokyo, headed by Alan Miyasaki, who has moved from New York to spearhead the group’s real estate investment activity.
- Investors throng annual Carlyle meeting(4)
More than 1000 people are attending the 20th anniversary Carlyle investor conference in Washington DC. The event is featuring the unveiling of a new financial services fund, commentary from political luminaries and a performance by pop star Lionel Richie.
- Report: Carlyle postpones Insight sale(3)
Carlyle’s sale of cable TV provider Insight Communications has reportedly been halted in the hopes that it will fetch a higher price once debt markets are less volatile.