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Handicapping the Neuberger Berman sweepstakes
Well, it certainly feels like an auction. Lehman Brothers has informed three private equity firms--Hellman & Friedman, Bain Capital and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts--that they are still in the running Read more...
Recovery in leveraged loan market?
IDD reports that the syndicated loan market is still struggling. A big part of that is the on-going drought in leveraged loan issuance, which reflects largely the slowdown in LBO activity. New Read more...
Big PE firms aim for Chinese mobile company
The auction for Huawei's mobile device division is boiling. According to the Financial Times, Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, Silver Lake and a Read more...
Big test of leveraged loan market coming up
The leveraged loan market has been whipped recently. Obviously, it really went into the doldrums as the credit crunch reached its nadir. But then the vultures moved in, including a lot of private Read more...
And the top-ranked private equity firm is ...
Fortune has come out with a list of top private equity firms according to recent fund raising activity, and the big winner is the Carlyle Group. Yes, its mortgage-backed securities fund stumbled, but 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...
Clear Channel battle turns ugly
The New York Times recounts how Bain Capital and THL Partners officials received a misfired email--one that was meant for anyone but them. It seemed to be all about how the six banks that had agreed Read more...
Banks still balking at Clear Channel deal
The Clear Channel saga continues, and it may end in court. At issue: Bank financing for the nearly $20 billion deal. The two buyout firms--Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners--seem willing to go Read more...