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Actis, Macquarie, Avenue invest $103m in Chinese companyThe private equity firms are investing in Chinese education services provider Ambow Education as China’s education industry continues to grow.
- Actis invests $65m in Chinese budget hotel chain
Warburg Pincus is co-investing with the emerging markets specialist in China's 7 Days Inn Group.
- Corsair-backed National City stock plunges 63%
The Midwest regional bank’s trading price has tumbled following the collapse of the proposed $700bn federal bailout plan.
- GIC to shift sights to private equity
Singapore’s largest sovereign fund has increased its investments in private equity and real estate in recent years – a trend likely to continue owing to the turmoil in the financial markets. The change was revealed as part of its first performance report, which also shed rare light into the GIC’s structure.
- Shorenstein capitalizes on debt opportunities with ninth fund
Private real estate investment firm Shorenstein Properties is targeting debt interests in prime markets in the US looking to capitalize on the “ongoing dislocation” in the credit markets. The firm's total debt holdings now total $685m.
- UK services sector provides fertile hunting ground
With deals such as Montagu's acquisition of Biffa earlier this year, private equity buyers have dominated M&A activity among UK business services companies. The sector actually saw an increase in deal flow in the last 12 months, according to recent research.
- Warburg invests $300m in natural gas company
The New-York based private equity firm continues to invest in the energy sector. Its growth capital investment in Competitive Power Ventures marks more than $3bn invested in energy companies worldwide.
- TPG’s WaMu stake hits new low
The Seattle savings and loan’s stock price is down 74 percent, spelling a paper loss of more than $1.4bn for TPG.
- Warburg-seeded Laredo buys $185m in energy assets
Laredo Petroleum, launched in 2007 with the backing of Warburg Pincus, has acquired 50,000 acres of natural gas-rich land in Oklahoma.
- CD&R in £417m materials testing carve-out
In its first deal of 2008, the New York-based buyout firm beat bids from CCMP, CVC and Warburg Pincus to buy the materials testing division of Bodycote, a global provider of industrial heat treatment services.