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LexisNexis unloads LatAm operations

New York-based alternative asset manager Palmfund Management will acquire Latin American publishing operations from information provider LexisNexis.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

LMS Capital makes almost 5x in crane sale

LMS scores an impressive return on its investment in an offshore crane business, which it has expanded globally.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

TPG invests $288 million in Strauss Coffee

The Fort Worth-based firm has inked a preliminary deal with the Israeli food and beverage maker for a 25 percent stake in its coffee business.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

AIG closes Brazil fund on $692m

The insurance giant’s second Brazilian special situations fund has exceeded its $400 million target as the firm looks to expand in Latin America.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Early vintage

The placement memorandum of KKR's first ever fund, published in January 1978, is a fascinating document that opens a window to the beginnings of the private equity industry. Philip Borel studied it.

5 min read · 04 January 2013

Fifty finest

Private Equity International is proud to present its selection of markettransforming individuals who give shape and character to private equity today. The list, which is not a ranking, is ordered alphabetically.

10 min read · 04 January 2013

HM Capital to close fund targeting $1bn

The Dallas-based private equity firm formerly known as Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has made its first platform acquisition this year from a fund slated to close next month.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

CIMB Standard exit nets 2.3x

The Malaysia- and Singapore-based private equity firm has sold its stake in publicly listed Indo Mines after a one-year holding period.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

MatlinPatterson-backed ATA Airlines files for Chapter 11

In the wake of Yucaipa-owned Aloha Airlines’ bankruptcy, yet another private equity-owned commercial airline has crashed.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Warburg Pincus buys cleaning company for £565m

The vendor, CCMP Capital, more than doubled the company’s value in less than four years.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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