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Warburg Pincus hires new general counsel and MDPrivate equity firm Warburg Pincus said Thursday that it has named Robert B. Knauss as general counsel and managing director. Previously, Knauss, who is based in the firm's New York office, worked at Munger, Tolles & Olson in Los Angeles, where he served as a corporate partner and focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities and private equity.
- Carlyle Group names Kewsong Lee deputy chief investment officer
Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP said on Monday it has named Kewsong Lee as its deputy chief investment officer for corporate private equity, sister news service Reuters reported.
- Carlyle names Kewsong Lee deputy CIO
Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has appointed Kewsong Lee as deputy chief investment officer for corporate private equity. Lee joins from Warburg Pincus where he was managing director and member of the executive management group.
- Warburg Pincus sells stake in Australia's Transpacific - Reuters
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus sold its entire 33.9 percent stake in Australian waste management firm Transpacific Industries Group through UBS, writes Reuters. Demand from investors saw an initial offering of A$400 million ($377 million) of Transpacific stock at A$1.05 per share increased to A$570 million worth, writes Reuters.
Debuts of 58.com, Qunar may signal renewed interest in China IPOsIn consecutive days, two venture-backed China-based tech companies have debuted on U.S. exchanges, bringing to four the number of Chinese companies that have completed public offerings in the states this year, sister publication VCJ reported.
Debuts of 58.com, Qunar may signal renewed interest in China IPOsInvestors are taking notice that four venture-backed Chinese companies have listed on U.S. exchanges so far in 2013
- Middle-market lenders hold line on inking cov-lite loans
Lenders to U.S. mid-sized companies are holding the line on providing covenant-lite leveraged loans to borrowers, offering the structure only to the strongest credits and most liquid middle market issuers, sister news service Reuters Loan Pricing Corp reported.
- Endurance International Group Holdings debuts IPO
Endurance International Group Holdings debuted its IPO on Friday. The IPO is selling 21,051,000 shares of common stock at a price of $12 per share. The stock is trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "EIGI." Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse Securities and Morgan Stanley are serving as lead underwriters. Based in Burlington, Mass., Endurance, which is backed by Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs, is a provider of cloud-based solutions.
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- Pomona nears target for Fund VIII
The firm has collected more than $1.1bn toward a $1.3bn target for its eighth secondaries fund, which launched in 2012.