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Dubilier & Co. hires journalist(2)Anne Gordon has resigned as managing editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer to join New York private equity firm Dubilier & Co.
- Lion hires senior Coke exec(2)
UK mid-market firm Lion Capital has recruited Mary Minnick from Coca-Cola as a partner – the second senior executive from the company to leave for private equity this year.
- Carlyle CFO to step down(2)
John Harris, CFO of The Carlyle Group, will soon leave his position after having spent more than a decade with the Washington, DC-headquartered firm.
- Buyout battle looms for Thomson division(2)
Some of the world’s biggest buyout firms are set to fight it out for the $3.5 billion-valued higher education division of publishing company Thomson, in the latest demonstration of private equity’s appetite for the sector.
- TPG mulls sale to pensions(2)
US private equity firm TPG is exploring the possible sale of a minority stake in the firm to major state pension funds.
- Wendel recruits Donnet for Asia push(2)
Wendel, the French-listed investment group, is continuing its efforts to expand outside its home market by launching an Asia-Pacific operation and recruiting Philippe Donnet to run it.
- Temasek extends buyout offer deadline for STATS ChipPAC(2)
Temasek has extended, again, the deadline on its buyout offer for Singapore and US-listed chip tester and packager STATS ChipPAC to 18 May.
- 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.
- Carlyle invests in Japanese semiconductors(2)
The Carlyle Group has made the first Japanese investment from its pan-Asian growth capital fund, backing a semiconductor assembly and testing services provider.