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NewsStudy highlights problems with private equity industry
A recent study highlighted by Financial Times takes a few stabs at some sacred cows of the private equity industry (private equity news). Consider the hallowed alignment of limited partners and... Read more...
Private equity firms to give up on RadioShack
Radio Shack hired Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) back in March to explore strategic options. The most likely one, according to the conventional wisdom, was a sale to private equity firms (private equity... Read more...
Buyers scarce for small banks
Not too long ago, many thought that small troubled banks represented a gusher of opportunity for savvy investors. But, as Reuters notes, to date, fewer than two dozen of the more than 236 banks shut... Read more...
Private equity comeback, part 2
When the Blackstone Group (Blackstone Group news) and Thomas H. Lee Partners proposed a $15 billion deal for Fidelity National Information Services, the media trumpeted the deal, which people thought... Read more...
KKR finally makes it to the NYSE
KKR & Co. (KKR news) has finally started trading on the NYSE (NYSE news), presenting the opportunity for it to go head to head with the Blackstone Group (Blackstone Group news) for the hearts and... Read more...
KKR to soar on NYSE?
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR news) will be listed on the NYSE on July 15, completing its long-awaited transition from the Amsterdam Euronext. The big debate surrounds its prospects as an NYSE stock (... Read more...
A weakened Volcker Rule better than no Volcker Rule?
It's no secret that the vaunted Volcker Rule has been fairly significantly watered down. As it stands now the Volcker Rule will allow big banks to hold no more than 3 percent of hedge or a private... Read more...
Wilbur Ross moves into New Jersey banking
We've noted that Wilbur Ross (Wilbur Ross news), the noted turnaround expert, has been taking some big steps into the banking industry. While some private equity executives moan over what they see as... Read more...
Leon Black faces off against detractors
Apollo Global Management head Leon Black, a famous alum of Drexel Burnham, is considered a whiz with bonds (bond market news). His success is a matter of record. Recently, however, success meant... Read more...
| Press ReleasesAdrian Kirby: Tips to Turn Around Struggling BusinessesLONDON, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Adrian Kirby is one of the UK's leading entrepreneurs with a passion for property, the environment and investment. In recent years Adrian has thrown his hat into the Read more >> PE-Nexus, LLC Launches Web2.0 'Micro' Professional Networking Platform for Mergers & Acquisitions ProfessionalsPE-Nexus seeks to revolutionize the manner in which mergers & acquisitions professionals interactMIAMI, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- PE-Nexus, LLC unveiled PE-Nexus.com (http://www.pe-nexus.com), a Read more >> The Blackstone Group Reports Second Quarter 2010 ResultsEconomic Net Income Increased to $205 Million for the Second Quarter of 2010, up from $181 Million for the Second Quarter of 2009. Net Fee Related Earnings Increased to $108 Million for the Second Read more >> JPMorgan Chase Declares Preferred Stock DividendNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) declared a quarterly dividend on the outstanding shares of the corporation’s 8.625% Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series J, in the Read more >> MergerTech Becomes First Global Investment Bank With Exclusive Focus on Sellers of Technology CompaniesM&A Forum is relaunched as MergerTech Advisors and expands expertise, services and global network for tech company owners looking to raise capital or sell their companiesSAN RAMON, Calif., July Read more >> |
