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More hedge funds to tap capital markets?

The KKR move to become a publicly traded company throws the spotlight once again on alternative investment companies and the public markets. We may see more private equity companies try to somehow... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Goldman Sachs files for SPAC offering; Analyst cuts Lehman profit forecast; and much more...

Company News:> Analyst cuts Lehman profit forecast. Article > Fortress... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Fortress bridge loan to Macklowe at issue; Ambac to raise capital, replaces CEO; and much more...

Company News:> More on Wells Fargo earnings drop. Article > Moody's will not downgrade Wells Fargo. Read more...

Citadel to go public in 2008?

Ken Griffin, the 38-year-old head of Citadel Investment Group, is already worth about $2 billion. That could... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: Moody's will not upgrade E*Trade; Citigroup's investment bank reorgs; and much more...

Company News:> Fortress posts 3Q loss. Article> State Street grapples with conduit risk. Read more...

Sign of times: New CFO at Lehman Brothers

Lehman Brothers has shuffled its top financial officers, apparently a move to better grapple with the ongoing credit crunch. Erin Callan, who currently is in charge of hedge fund coverage, will... Read more...

Big PE firms, hedge funds eye real estate

We weren't surprised when news trickled out about so many funds and firms setting up to invest in distressed securities. In times such as these, there are a lot of bets to be made. The next big... Read more...

Apollo fund to sell shares to public

There was a lot of speculation and conflicting media reports about whether Apollo would go public. Well, its already publicly traded closed-end investment fund announced this morning that it will... Read more...

ALSO NOTED: More on Citigroup's risk in the crisis; Buffett loading up on financial stocks; and much more...

Company News:> Goldman Sachs withdrawing financing plans for MGM? Article> Wachovia moves into Bay Area.... Read more...

Cramer sounds off on KKR, Blackstone and Fortress

Jim Cramer wouldn't be Jim Cramer if he minced words. In an Read more...