The country’s new Budget contains an important concession to the private equity industry.
The second- and third-largest movie theater chains in the US, both of which are backed by private equity firms, reportedly plan to merge.
Massachusetts venture firm raised $250 million for technology and life sciences investments, as co-founder Duane Mason announces his retirement.
The conventional wisdom is that private equity investing in Russia is a risky business.  
The two private equity giants have teamed with Haier Group, China’s largest maker of household appliances, in a $1.28 bid for Maytag, a struggling US maker of washing machines that already has a buyout deal inked with Ripplewood Holdings.
The Boston-headquartered firm has hired two new vice presidents to boost its financial services offering.
CVC faces a battle for the €1.4 bn Spanish retailer with Permira, the firm it outbid for UK department store Debenhams in 2003.
Pension funds invested over $62bn in alternative asset classes during 2004, including $30bn in real estate and $17bn in private equity FoFs according to a new report.
The London-listed global private equity firm has stepped up its limited partner activities with a substantial investment in I2, a UK-based infrastructure fund.
Castle Harlan Australian Mezzanine Partners has sold Australian Pacific Paper Products for A$75m, about three times the firm’s initial investment.
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