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KKR hires ex-Clinton official as Asian public affairs chief

Steven Okun, a former deputy general counsel at the US Department of Transportation, will lead the firm's regional public affairs, corporate citizenship initiatives and external communications.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Castle Creek raises $331m for distressed bank deals

Castle Creek, one of the first firms to register as a bank holding company in the mid-90s, has closed Fund IV with commitments from LPs including Morgan Stanley AIP.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle sells steelmaker

The alternative asset titan has sold its majority stake in JMC Steel Group to minority shareholder Zekelman family.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Appeals court revives Blackstone lawsuit

A US federal appeals court has given the green light to an investor lawsuit claiming Blackstone whitewashed its portfolio before launching its listing on the NYSE.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG Asia partner Mary Ma to depart

Ma, who was CFO of Lenovo prior to joining TPG, is reportedly setting up a fund with Louis Cheung, president of Chinese insurer Ping An.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

First Reserve to mine Asian deals from Hong Kong

Jamie Paton and Allen Gu, former senior executives at Candover Asia, will lead the energy investor's first Asian office.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone Group adds to Sydney office

The global firm has hired former ING Australia deputy CEO Martin Donnelly to lead its regional hedge fund business.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

HarbourVest backs Nomura venture spin-out

Phase4 Ventures, the venture capital arm of Nomura, has become an independent firm that will begin fundraising in the next 12 months.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Blackstone activates $14.7bn Fund VI

The firm - which reported a 29% increase in its private equity portfolio during the past year - has now fully invested its fifth private equity fund, according to president Tony James.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New Jersey considers big secondaries offering

The state’s $70bn pension is considering selling a big chunk of its private equity portfolio to pare down relationships and potentially 'kick-start' the programme that has been mostly inactive for two years.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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