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- Carlyle to launch hedge fund programme
The Carlyle Group will set up its own hedge fund and fund of hedge funds later this year in order to battle growing competition from and meet investor demand for these omnivorous pools of capital.
- Carlyle promotes in bulk
The global private equity firm has promoted 15 professionals to senior positions including five to managing director and 10 to principal/director.
- PE firms oppose Japanese tax changes
A group of private equity firms have written to the Japanese Ministry of Finance setting out their opposition to proposed tax changes that could have a significant impact on foreign investment.
- Carlyle makes third German RE acquisition
The global private equity firm's European real estate fund has acquired a cinema and office building in central Hamburg.
- KKR tops 2004 investment banking fee table
In 2004, private equity sponsors racked up a whopping $9bn in M&A and capital markets fees, according to Dealogic – 17 percent of total investment banking revenue.
- Advent backs Turkish car fleet firm
Global private equity house Advent International and its investment partner in the Turkish market, Turkven Private Equity, have led an equity financing for Intercity.
- AEA, Aetos merger creates alternatives giant
The 36-year old New York private equity firm has agreed to merge with the private equity real estate and fund of hedge funds investor in a transaction that will create a company with combined assets under management of approximately $7bn.
- Carlyle rakes in $5bn for US fund
The global buyout firm has reached a $5bn first close for its fourth US buyout fund less than three months after the launch of fundraising.
- Earth moves down under
GS Private Equity and Pacific Equity Partners have teamed to back earthmoving equipment maker Emeco in the largest Australian private equity transaction of 2004.