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RiskMetrics to go public

RiskMetrics is set to price soon. And the underwriters--led by Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Banc of America Securities--couldn't have picked a better time. You heard me. Now is a good time,... Read more...

Creative way to go public

Obviously, it's a punishing time to go public if you're a private equity firm or hedge fund. The most recent floats have not lit up the world. The Blackstone Group has yet to recover its IPO price.... Read more...

Duff & Phelps IPO hit market

It seems like a tough time for an investment banks to go public. Indeed, Duff & Phelps before it began trading last week was forced to scale back its early plans. However, the sale went off and... Read more...

New order in debt issues

Financial News Online notes that recent placement of $1 billion in debt of Allison Transmission carried a rare, favored nation provision, which forbids the underwriters, which include Citigroup and... 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...

Chrysler debt (some of it anyway)sells after all

The Chrysler experience suggests that the credit markets are not all doom and gloom right now. A $6 billion leveraged loan to Chrysler was finally syndicated this week, after a lot of angst. It went... Read more...

Did a research rule hurt the Blackstone IPO?

The fairly steep plunge in the price of Blackstone shares in the aftermarket is not good news... Read more...

Blackstone IPO: It's on--and soon

A week earlier than expected, Blackstone will price its IPO--probably on Thursday. It will... Read more...

Blackstone IPO terms set

In its filing, the Blackstone Group said it will value common units between $29 and $31 each, which... Read more...

Rumor: Leon Black to take Apollo public