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New York TimesFact-checking private equity spin in Massachusetts Senate debateFortune (blog)And, unlike in the prior two debates, there was significant discussion of Gomez's career in private equity. Unfortunately, none of it was terribly helpful for those in search of actual information. Gomez oscillated between evasion and spin, leaving ...Massachusetts Senate race goes to voters TuesdaySaugus AdvertiserEd Markey, Gabriel Gomez clash in heated debate, with special Senate election ...Boston.comall 189 news articles »

BloombergGoogle Considering Private-Equity AlliancesBloombergGoogle Inc. (GOOG), actively on the lookout for acquisitions, is for the first time considering forging alliances with private-equity firms to help it structure deals. Buyout firms can assist an acquirer by providing needed financing or advice on how a ...Google (GOOG) May Tap Private Equity as More M&A Deals AppearStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)Google Lookouts for Private Equity AlliancesIVCPOSTGoogle does 'toothbrush test' before it buysSilicon Valley Business Journalall 10 news articles »

Finnish Mobile Carrier DNA Weighs Sale to Private Equity or IPOBloombergDNA Oy, a Finnish wireless carrier, is weighing a sale to a private-equity firm and an initial public offering as options to broaden its ownership. DNA, owned by a group of Finnish regional phone carriers led by Finda Oy, said its plans will become ...DNA considers sale to private equityTelecompaper (subscription)all 2 news articles »

BloombergGermany's Springer bought by private equity firmThe GuardianThe owners EQT, a Swedish private equity firm, and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation had been pursuing both a direct sale and a flotation, which appears to have paid off by pushing up the offer price. It was reporter earlier in the ...BC Partners to Acquire Springer from EQT and GICThomson Reuters' peHUB (press release)BC Partners to buy Springer for €3.3bnFinancial TimesBC Partners buys Springer Science for 3.3 billion eurosYahoo!7 NewsBusinessweekall 20 news articles »

Solid rise in SA's private equity industry spurs confidenceBDliveAn annual survey by KPMG and the South African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association shows South Africa's private equity industry assets under administration increased 10.4% to R126.4bn as at December 31, compared with the previous year.and more »

NewsdayGoogle eyes private-equity firms to help with acquisitionsNewsdayGoogle, which is acquiring a new company about once every other week lately, is considering turning to private-equity firms to help structure its multimillion dollar buys. Google, seeking to boost sales through acquisitions, uses an approach it dubs ...

Private equity dealsFortune (blog)Siemens AG is seeking private equity bids for a stake in its Nokia Siemens Networks joint venture, according to Reuters. Siemens and Nokia previously had been planning to exit the JV via a public float.www.siemens.com. Sun Capital Partners has agreed ...

Yahoo! NewsSiemens solicits private equity offers for NSN stake: sourcesYahoo! NewsFRANKFURT (Reuters) - German industrial conglomerate Siemens is seeking offers from private equity firms to buy its stake in its telecoms equipment joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), three sources familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday.

Richmond firm starts private equity fund to invest in energy sectorRichmond Times DispatchRichmond-based investment banking firm Ewing Bemiss & Co. has started a new private equity fund focused on investing in the energy industry. The new venture, Turning Basin Capital Partners, seeks to give local investors a way to capitalize on growth, ...

What Does Gay Marriage Have to do with Private Equity?Wall Street Journal (blog)What Does Gay Marriage Have to do with Private Equity? Article · Comments · Private Equity Beat HOME PAGE ». By Nicholas Elliott. Reuters: Protestors rally against the Defense of Marriage Act in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C ...

BloombergGoogle Considering Private-Equity AlliancesBloombergGoogle Inc. (GOOG), actively on the lookout for acquisitions, is for the first time considering forging alliances with private-equity firms to help it structure deals. Buyout firms can assist an acquirer by providing needed financing or advice on how a ...Google eyes private-equity firms to help with acquisitionsNewsdayGoogle (GOOG) May Tap Private Equity as More M&A Deals AppearStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)Google May Tap Private-Equity to Power Buying SpreeMoneynewsSilicon Valley Business Journalall 10 news articles »

Reuters: Private equity firms bid for Lincoln Benefit LifeLincoln Journal StarBritish financial services firm Resolution Group and private equity firms TPG Capital and J.C. Flowers are bidding for Allstate Corp.'s Lincoln Benefit Life subsidiary, based in Lincoln, according to Reuters, which cited anonymous sources. Lincoln ...and more »

Buyout firms streets ahead on market exitsFinancial NewsThe pipeline of new company issues backed by private-equity firms is also likely to result in continued listings later this year. Terra Firma, the buyout firm run by Guy Hands, last week announced the launch of its float of Deutsche Annington, a German ...

Private Equity Firms Eye Education Unit of Brazil's Positivo -SourcesNASDAQSAO PAULO--The rapidly growing educational services market in Brazil is attracting the interest of large international investors, who could snap up a controlling stake in the education unit of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Positivo in the next few months.and more »

Private Equity Firms: Potential Broker-Dealer IssuesThe National Law ReviewAnother area that Blass addressed was the receipt of compensation by private equity firms in connection with investment banking-type services provided to their portfolio companies, such as negotiating transactions, identifying and soliciting purchasers ...

Private equity firms dominate rental loans spaceHousing WireWall Street is ramping up financing to private-equity firms buying homes to rent, helping them accelerate purchases as competition increases and prices jump, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank ($46.36 0.6%) arranged a $1.5 billion credit line for ...

INAUTONEWSJCI looks to private equity to sell auto electronics unit: sourcesReutersN) is speaking to private equity firms about selling its roughly $1 billion automotive electronics unit, after buyout interest from many rival auto parts suppliers faltered, according to several people familiar with the matter. The unit's performance ...Johnson Controls in talks for sale of electronics businessMilwaukee Journal SentinelJohnson Controls (JCI) Opens Bidding for Auto Electronics Unit to PE FirmsStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)Johnson Controls weighs sale of automotive electronics unitDetroit Free PressBloombergall 20 news articles »

Private equity firms see profits in pipeline companiesDallas Morning NewsBack at the Dallas office of the financial services firm Duff & Phelps, where he is managing director, Grimes said inquiries from private equity firms in New York and Chicago looking to invest in the energy sector have been steadily rolling in ...

Business Times (subscription)Private equity firms suffer as deals fall in downturnThe IndependentPrivate equity firms sold fewer European businesses last year, reflecting the "volatile" economic climate and the unwillingness of banks to provide debt financing for deals, according to the accountancy firm Ernst & Young. There was a 28 per cent slump ...Private equity exits hit by economic uncertaintyBusiness Times (subscription)all 5 news articles »

WARN Act Considerations for Private Equity FirmsThe National Law ReviewA recent Delaware court ruling was an eye-opener for private equity firms and other entities owning controlling stakes in faltering businesses. Breaking from the norm, the Delaware District Court inWoolery v. Matlin Patterson Global Advisers, LLC ...

BloombergGoogle Considering Private-Equity AlliancesBloombergGoogle Inc. (GOOG), actively on the lookout for acquisitions, is for the first time considering forging alliances with private-equity firms to help it structure deals. Buyout firms can assist an acquirer by providing needed financing or advice on how a ...Google eyes private-equity firms to help with acquisitionsNewsdayGoogle (GOOG) May Tap Private Equity as More M&A Deals AppearStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)Google May Tap Private-Equity to Power Buying SpreeMoneynewsSilicon Valley Business Journalall 10 news articles »

Reuters: Private equity firms bid for Lincoln Benefit LifeLincoln Journal StarBritish financial services firm Resolution Group and private equity firms TPG Capital and J.C. Flowers are bidding for Allstate Corp.'s Lincoln Benefit Life subsidiary, based in Lincoln, according to Reuters, which cited anonymous sources. Lincoln ...and more »

Buyout firms streets ahead on market exitsFinancial NewsThe pipeline of new company issues backed by private-equity firms is also likely to result in continued listings later this year. Terra Firma, the buyout firm run by Guy Hands, last week announced the launch of its float of Deutsche Annington, a German ...

Private Equity Firms Eye Education Unit of Brazil's Positivo -SourcesNASDAQSAO PAULO--The rapidly growing educational services market in Brazil is attracting the interest of large international investors, who could snap up a controlling stake in the education unit of Brazilian conglomerate Grupo Positivo in the next few months.and more »

Private Equity Firms: Potential Broker-Dealer IssuesThe National Law ReviewAnother area that Blass addressed was the receipt of compensation by private equity firms in connection with investment banking-type services provided to their portfolio companies, such as negotiating transactions, identifying and soliciting purchasers ...

Private equity firms dominate rental loans spaceHousing WireWall Street is ramping up financing to private-equity firms buying homes to rent, helping them accelerate purchases as competition increases and prices jump, Bloomberg reports. Deutsche Bank ($46.36 0.6%) arranged a $1.5 billion credit line for ...

INAUTONEWSJCI looks to private equity to sell auto electronics unit: sourcesReutersN) is speaking to private equity firms about selling its roughly $1 billion automotive electronics unit, after buyout interest from many rival auto parts suppliers faltered, according to several people familiar with the matter. The unit's performance ...Johnson Controls in talks for sale of electronics businessMilwaukee Journal SentinelJohnson Controls (JCI) Opens Bidding for Auto Electronics Unit to PE FirmsStreetInsider.com (subscription) (blog)Johnson Controls weighs sale of automotive electronics unitDetroit Free PressBloombergall 20 news articles »

Private equity firms see profits in pipeline companiesDallas Morning NewsBack at the Dallas office of the financial services firm Duff & Phelps, where he is managing director, Grimes said inquiries from private equity firms in New York and Chicago looking to invest in the energy sector have been steadily rolling in ...

Business Times (subscription)Private equity firms suffer as deals fall in downturnThe IndependentPrivate equity firms sold fewer European businesses last year, reflecting the "volatile" economic climate and the unwillingness of banks to provide debt financing for deals, according to the accountancy firm Ernst & Young. There was a 28 per cent slump ...Private equity exits hit by economic uncertaintyBusiness Times (subscription)all 5 news articles »

WARN Act Considerations for Private Equity FirmsThe National Law ReviewA recent Delaware court ruling was an eye-opener for private equity firms and other entities owning controlling stakes in faltering businesses. Breaking from the norm, the Delaware District Court inWoolery v. Matlin Patterson Global Advisers, LLC ...