Private Equity

North America

Rockland closes debut institutional fund on $333m

The Houston, Texas-based energy investor has made one investment to date, acquiring an interest in California’s La Paloma Generating Plant.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Buying into Brazil

Private equity investment in Latin America’s largest economy increased dramatically in 2010, with no signs of slowing down anytime soon.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Leonard Green offers $1.6bn for Jo-Ann Stores

Los Angeles-based Leonard Green & Partners is looking to round out its retail portfolio with a $1.6bn cash takeover of NYSE-listed Jo-Ann Stores.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Huntsman’s Young more than a famous face

Steve Young, a managing director with the mid-market firm, is best known for his career as a US football player but is reportedly entrenched in the firm's dealmaking.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Surprise at the finish

The race for ING REIM nears a conclusion with TPG, CBRE, Jones Lang LaSalle and Ares Capital Management all submitting final bids. Some of the finalists, though, have come as a surprise to the industry.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Patni auction nears close

A winner for the Indian asset is likely to be determined this week, putting to rest a bidding war which has involved private equity firms Apax Partners, The Carlyle Group and Advent International.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle plunges into US water sector

Carlyle has bought Park Water, a California-based water utility, for an undisclosed amount. The fund marks the firm's first investment in the US water sector.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle’s $3.9bn bid for CommScope wins approval

The Carlyle Group’s $3.9bn bid to privatise CommScope has met with near-unanimous approval from shareholders of the communications-infrastructure company.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG builds real estate team

Avi Banyasz, a 13-year veteran of real estate investment firm Westbrook, will help the private equity giant push further into the real estate asset class.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Cerberus to sell Chrysler Financial for $6.3bn

Cerberus Capital Management plans to sell Chrysler Financial to Canada’s TD Bank Group for $6.3bn in an all-cash buyout.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

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