Private Equity news from FierceFinance
NewsSad tale of a Merrill Lynch securitization
The New York Times offers an arresting story about an emblematic Merrill Lynch securitization in 2006. The securitized securities were so-called piggyback Read more...
Can the alternatives boom keep on booming?
When you get down to it, the private equity and hedge fund industries were built on the backs of millions of hard-working folks earnings civil servants wages--police officers, teachers and others. Read more...
More on SWFs and top banks
We've noted that sovereign wealth funds, despite the political controversy, represent a vast source of new business of Wall Street firms. IDD fleshes out the idea a bit. Read more...
Clear Channel deal imminent?
With a trial about to start, hedge fund Highfield Capital and Morgan Stanley decided that all parties to the troubled Clear Channel deal should come to some sort of agreement. A jury trial would not Read more...
Private equity IPOs faring well
Most of us could use a bit of good news. How's this? According to Financial News Online, private equity backed initial public offerings have fared well over the past five years. In fact, they Read more...
Private equity vs. NYC rent control laws
The New York Times notes that in the last four years, developers owned by private equity firms have bought almost 75,000 rent-regulated apartments in New York City. That's 6 percent of the city's Read more...
Wall Street should fear academics
Wall Street firms would be wise to beware of academics out to make a name for themselves. There have been quite a few cases where professors have caught the eye of regulators: the order handling Read more...
The past, present and future of junk bonds
There's been a good deal of debate about the role of junk bonds in the ongoing credit crunch. Martin Read more...
Leveraged loan overhang starting to clear
Financial News Online notes a report by CreditSights that the volume of hung leveraged loans that banks are carrying has dropped nearly 60 percent since the start of the year. About $91 million Read more...
| Press ReleasesThe Carlyle Group Names David Marchick Global Head of Regulatory AffairsNew Position Will Provide Government Affairs, Regulatory and Strategic Advice Washington, DC – Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group today announced that David M. Marchick will join the firm Read more... Blackstone Hires Financing SpecialistNew York, September 13, 2007: The Blackstone Group today announced the appointment of Vikrant Sawhney as a Managing Director in the firm’s Private Equity group. He will lead Blackstone’s Read more... The Home Depot Agrees To Revised Terms of Sale of HD SupplyTransaction to Close August 30, 2007 ATLANTA, Aug 28, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, announced today that it Read more... |