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Capmark CMBS team spins-out to form Ventras Capital

Together with private equity firm MBH Enterprises, Scott Roth, Patti Unti and Jimmy Parsley have created Ventras and marked their first deal by buying 12 management contracts from Capmark.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Capmark failure spells $2bn loss for KKR, Goldman

The real estate lender has filed for bankruptcy protection. Sponsors KKR, Five Mile and Goldman Sachs are set to record one of the biggest private equity losses in history.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Aureos inks sale to London Stock Exchange

The emerging markets growth investor has exited MillenniumIT, a 1996 legacy investment inherited from CDC Group.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

AIG to sell $600m in LP commitments

The troubled financial institution is shopping two partially drawn bundles of commitments made in conjunction with a fund of funds that is part of AIG Investments, now spinning out.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG, BankInvest invest $50m in Vietnamese conglomerate

TPG's second Vietnam deal is for a stake in one of the country's largest private companies, Masan Group, whose interests include food production and financial services.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Ares to buy Allied Capital for $648m

Publicly traded ‘business development company’ Allied will be merged with rival Ares. Allied recently reached a restructuring agreement with lenders.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Cerberus-backed gun maker aims for $200m IPO

Freedom Group was formed by Cerberus as a firearms platform after the firm acquired gun maker Bushmaster in 2006.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Welcome gestures

Some fund managers would do well to follow the lead of TPG, which will voluntarily return $20m in fees given lower deal volumes, writes Amanda Janis.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Apax-backed Hit runs out of steam

Apax-owned Hit Entertainment, which controls the rights to Thomas the Tank Engine and other cartoon characters, has entered restructuring talks with lenders.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG-backed XOJET secures $470m

The latest funding raised by the private jet company – which competes with Warren Buffet’s Net Jets – was led by TPG and Abu Dhabi-based Aabar.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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