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Carlyle joins hedge fund clubThe firm is reportedly set to hire Ralph Reynolds from Deutsche Bank to lead a new hedge fund trading stocks and bonds.
- Carlyle raises largest Japan buyout fund
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has closed its second Japanese buyout fund on $1.9 billion.
- New $1.67bn loan facility for VNU
VNU, owned by a private equity consortium including KKR, Blackstone and Carlyle, plans to raise $1.67 billion of new debt to finance the acquisition.
- Improving infrastructure
Fundraising for infrastructure investments in emerging markets has grown tremendously in 2006 – across virtually all regions. By Judy Kuan.
- Carlyle acquires Wesco Aircraft
Carlyle, a US private equity firm, has acquired Wesco Aircraft Hardware Group, a California-based distributor of aerospace hardware.
- Four mega-firms to form lobbying group
Carlyle, Blackstone, KKR and TPG are in preliminary talks on forming a trade group for buyout firms.
- MBK raises $1.56bn in debut buyout fund
MBK Partners created ripples when its founders left Carlyle to raise a billion dollars, and now they are making a grand entrance with a $1.56bn debut fund.
- Carlyle hires veteran journalist
Norman Pearlstine, former Editor-in-Chief of Time Inc., will join the Washington, DC-based private equity firm as a senior advisor to the telecom & media team as it looks to expand its activities.
- Warburg Pincus, Cinven buy Casema in €2.85bn deal
Private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Cinven have won an auction to acquire Dutch cable television operator Casema from three other private equity firms for €2.1bn.
- Partners Group closes on €282m for global mezz
Swiss fund manager Partners Group has closed its fourth fund in the last three months, raising €282m for investing in global mezzanine funds and direct mezzanine investments in private equity transactions.