Opalesque Private Equity Briefing » Deals/Buyouts http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing Private equity funds under management totaled $2.918 trillion at the end of 2011. According to David Rubenstein, co-founder of Carlyle Group LP there are nearly 5,000 private equity funds in the world. Private equity, one of the alternative asset classes offering diversification from stocks and bonds, has traditionally been about leveraged buyouts - where the buyer funds the purchase price through borrowing, using the target company’s assets as collateral, says a Reuters report. Mon, 23 Jul 2012 09:43:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Blackrock buys private equity arm of Swiss Re http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=26 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=26#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:36:41 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=26 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=26>Article Link</a> US investment manager BlackRock is buying Swiss Re’s European private equity arm, marking the second deal for a private equity fund manager in as many days as sellers contend with a new regulatory landscape and tough trading. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=26 Getty Images auction draws initial bids of around $4 bln http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=25 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=25#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:36:29 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=25 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=25>Article Link</a> The auction for a potential sale of Getty Images Inc. has progressed to the second round, with several private-equity firms putting in initial bids of around $4 billion, people familiar with the matter said. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=25 Private equity firm H&F presses on with $4 bln Getty Images sale: sources http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=24 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=24#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:36:15 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=24 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=24>Article Link</a> Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC is pushing ahead with a $4 billion sale of Getty Images Inc, the largest supplier of stock photos, video and other digital content, to private equity, two people familiar with the matter said. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=24 Wood Mackenzie sold to Hellman & Friedman for £1.1bln http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=23 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=23#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:35:58 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=23 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=23>Article Link</a> Control of Wood Mackenzie, one of the Scotland’s oldest and most lauded companies, has been sold by Chartehouse to rival private equity group Hellman and Friedman, in a deal valuing the business at £1.1bn. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=23 EB Private Equity bids $1.67 bln for David Jones http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=22 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=22#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:35:45 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=22 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=22>Article Link</a> David Jones Ltd. said that a little-known private equity firm, EB Private Equity, had made a 1.65 billion Australian dollar (US$1.67 billion) takeover approach for the company, sending its shares surging. (more…)

]]> http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?feed=rss2&p=22 EverBank to buy GE Capital unit for $2.51 bln http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=21 http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=21#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:35:24 +0000 admin http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=21 <br> <a href=http://www.opalesque.com/private-equity-briefing/?p=21>Article Link</a> Private equity-backed EverBank Financial Corp said it would buy GE Capital’s Business Property Lending Inc division for $2.51 billion to boost its ability to lend to small and mid-size companies, driving up its shares more than 4 percent. (more…)

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