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Blackstone and Goldman top PE rankingsThe Blackstone Group topped preliminary rankings for private equity activity this year based on the total value of deals done, while Goldman Sachs booked the most revenue from buyout advisory work.
- Carlyle gets The Sniffers for Christmas
The Carlyle Group has sealed its seventh investment from its European Technology Partners II fund this year, acquiring Belgian emission monitoring business The Sniffers.
- Maine gets $30m access to KKR
The $10bn pension system, which only started investing in private equity in 2008, has added some of the biggest names in the asset class to its portfolio, including KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.
- CVC, Johor, bid $1.6bn for Malaysia fast-food giant
CVC Capital Partners and the investment arm of the Malaysian government, Johor, have bid to buy fast-food chain operator QSR, which manages KFC in Malaysia.
- Credit Suisse loses funds group director
Scott Hamner will leave Credit Suisse’s Customized Fund Investment Group early next year. A source said he is joining Alpinvest.
- Carlyle, Z Capital take over Mrs Fields
The beleaguered cookie stand franchisor was on its way to a second bankruptcy in three years before its two largest creditors, Carlyle and Z Capital, agreed to its refinancing.
- 3i invests in products testing company
The firm has acquired product testing business DTL, bringing 3i’s fifth European fund to 83% invested. The sector has attracted growing interest from private equity firms in recent years.
- Cerberus partners with New Jersey for mid-market lending
The distressed investment-focused firm has formed a $300m customised account with New Jersey’s $68bn state pension system to take advantage of the huge need for financing in the mid-market.
- Carlyle seals rare MENA buyout
The firm has acquired a 42% stake in Domino’s and Wendy’s Middle East and North African region franchise operator Alamar Foods from the Al Jammaz family.
- Mid-market lenders present attractive opportunity
Carlyle’s buyout of Churchill Financial highlights an opportunity to back mid-market lenders, a segment that can benefit from more private equity players, says Monroe Capital's Ted Koenig.