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BusinessWeek
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Word is the private equity cash infusion Washington Mutual is in line for comes with a condition: Cut the bank's risk in mortgage lending
Troubled thrift giant Washington Mutual (WM), once one of the biggest players in residential mortgages, will stop..
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BusinessWeek
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First came Freescale's ugly private equity deal. Now the chipmaker has lost its CEO—and its bearings
When a posse of private equity firms decided to buy Freescale Semiconductor (FSL) in 2006, Michel Mayer was a major reason why. The 48-year-old Frees..
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BusinessWeek
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Credit market constriction is limiting the financial aid available to college students. Here are some tips for shopping for a private loan
The college acceptance letters are coming in, and for many families the search for student loans is just beginnin..
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BusinessWeek
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Dubai's Arif Naqvi is the top dealmaker in local private equity, an industry he helped create
It was among the most important lunches of Arif M. Naqvi's career. The founder of buyout firm Abraaj Capital met in mid-February with Nassef Sawiris, chief of..
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BusinessWeek
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Debt issued for recent buyouts is fast losing value. That could hurt private equity funds—and their investors
Contrarian investor Sam Zell rarely bets on an easy turnaround. That's good, because his $12.7 billion buyout of Tribune Co. (TRB) could be..
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Los Angeles Times
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A populist push to hike taxes on private equity firm partners is apparently petering out in the Senate, following a fierce lobbying effort by those who faced whopping tax increases under the legislation.
Influential House members remain interested in t..
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New York Times
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In the annals of perks enjoyed by America’s corporate executives, the founders of Google may have set a new standard: an uncrowded, federally managed runway for their private jet that is only a few minutes’ drive from their offices.
For $1.3 milli..
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BusinessWeek
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With Wall Street closely watching, Clayton Dubilier salvaged the Home Depot buyout—and showed how other big deals in the works can go forward
COVER STORY PODCAST What does a buyout baron do when the business climate changes dramatically between the a..
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Washington Post
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Nasdaq is set to launch tomorrow what its executives are calling one of the most significant developments on Wall Street in decades -- a private stock market for super-wealthy investors.
Minimum requirement for traders: $100 million in assets.
Any p..
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CNN
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The head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that global investment and growth prospects were at risk from a dramatic rise in private equity buyouts and threats posed by financial globalization. Rodrigo Rato said the trouble in the U.S. s..
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BusinessWeek
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Investors have grown leery of "toggle" notes and other high-risk debt. That may slow private equity's buyout boom
When it comes to borrowing money, it has been pretty close to anything goes for private equity firms in recent years. Not only have invest..
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BBC News
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Luxury luggage brand Samsonite has agreed to be bought by private equity firm CVC Capital for $1.7bn (�844m).
Under the terms of the all-cash agreement, CVC will pay $1.49 a share - a 12% premium to the firm's closing share price on Tuesday.
The d..
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BusinessWeek
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Why cable companies beyond Virgin Media are popping up on the radar screens of private equity firms
Not so long ago, the field of cable TV was a small-time business. Dozens of local networks, often run by families—think John Rigas' Adelphia Communica..
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BusinessWeek
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The private equity firm could become an auto powerhouse by buying the British brands, but it's unclear how well they would fit with Chrysler
Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm that is in the process of acquiring 80% of Chrysler Group..
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BusinessWeek
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As buyout firms hunt for underperforming public companies, many are trying to boost their stocks with asset sales, spin-offs, and restructurings
Private equity firms are on the hunt like never before. With increasing amounts of cash at their disposal,..
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Guardian Unlimited
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A private equity consortium is considering a $15bn (£7.5bn) bid for Virgin Media, the cable firm where Sir Richard Branson is the largest shareholder.
Formerly known as NTL/Telewest, the cable group has been at the centre of a dispute with BSkyB after..
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BBC News
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The Chinese government has agreed to pay $3bn (�1.5bn) for a 10% stake in US private equity company Blackstone.
It will give Blackstone a head start in Chinese takeover deals and allow China's government to tap into the global private equity boom...
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BusinessWeek
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The private equity firm won the bidding for the troubled DaimlerChrysler division, but it has some tough slogging ahead
The troubled pair-up of Daimler and Chrysler is at long last coming to a close.
German automaker DaimlerChrysler (DCX) said today..
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Washington Post
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DaimlerChrysler is closing in on the sale of Chrysler to the private financial firm Cerberus Capital Management in a deal expected to be announced as early as today. The sale would unravel a mega-merger of the 1990s and highlights the growing influence of..
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FOX News
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Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP likely will be the winning bidder to buy Chrysler Group from DaimlerChrysler AG, and an announcement could come as early as Monday, a company official said Sunday.
The official, who spoke on the condit..
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