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VIRTUAL CURRENCY MEETS FINANCE IN GLITZY SWISS RESORT
Venture capitalists said so much money was now flowing into ICOs that many entrepreneurs in the space were now bypassing early VC funding... READ MORE›
JUNK SPREADS AT 2007 LOW SPARK WALL STREET FEAR AND LOATHING
It came pretty damn quickly, said Ken Monaghan, co-head of high yield at Amundi Pioneer, with 53.7 billion in assets... READ MORE›
TRUMP COULD HAVE KILLED CARRIED INTEREST LOOPHOLE; NOW IT MAY BE TOO LATE
And yet, Trump has taken no executive action on carried interest despite explicitly campaigning on a promise to address the situation... READ MORE›
ITALIAN FUND DENIES SEEKING TO RAISE STAKE IN ASTON MARTIN
Because of the recent good performance of the Aston Martin business, none of the shareholders want to sell, the spokesman said... READ MORE›
JUNK BOND RALLY DRAWING TO CLOSE, SAY EUROPEAN FUNDS
Going forward there will be no rising tides lifting all boats, said Jean Medecin, member of the investment committee at Carmignac... READ MORE›
WPP ACCEPTS BAIN'S OFFER FOR JAPAN'S ADK, SAYS BAIN
The U.S. private equity fund said it had extended the offer to Dec. 6... READ MORE›
CARLYLE SEEKS TO RAISE $1 BILLION FOR NEW ENERGY FUND
Exclusive Carlyle seeks to raise 1 billion for new energy fund - sources... READ MORE›
INVESTORS BINGE ON CHINA'S APPETITE FOR HEALTHIER SNACK FOODS
By Farah Master and Donny Kwok HONG KONG Reuters - Chinese venture capital and private equity funds are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into... READ MORE›
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BILL GATES AND RICHARD BRANSON BACK STARTUP THAT GROWS 'CLEAN MEAT'
'Clean Meat' To date, Memphis Meats has raised 22 million, signaling a commitment to the clean-meat movement, the company said... READ MORE›
GOLDMAN TOPS BANKS BETTING ON A NEW TYPE OF HEDGING
Goldman Sachs has invested in about 15 so-called fintech firms focusing on capital markets businesses this year, while JPMorgan has bet on nine, the report shows... READ MORE›
THESE DIGITAL TOKENS ARE MAKING BITCOIN'S HUGE RALLY LOOK TAME
Tech startups are increasingly selling coins that can be used on their projects instead of resorting to traditional financing methods such as venture capital... READ MORE›
BIG INVESTORS ARE FINDING RIPE START-UP TARGETS IN EUROPE
Now the German venture capitalist is doubling-down on Europe's tech sector... READ MORE›
BUYOUT FUNDS IN 'SHOCK' AS SWEDISH TAX NIGHTMARE BECOMES REALITY
There are a lot of questions about what this really means, Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, chairman of the Swedish Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, said... READ MORE›
GODADDY IN EXCLUSIVE TALKS TO BUY HOST EUROPE
A purchase of HEG would help GoDaddy accelerate its shift into the more profitable web hosting business as well as broaden its customer base in Europe... READ MORE›
ICAHN DECLINES TO JOIN TRUMP ECONOMIC TEAM, MULLS SECOND SUPER PAC
In October, Icahn announced his first Super PAC, which was the biggest one-time injection of money in the history of such political action committees... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KKR NEARS DEAL TO ACQUIRE WEBMD - SOURCES
It was acquired by KKR in 2014 for 1.1 billion from two other private equity firms, Hellman Friedman LLC and JMI Equity... READ MORE›
THIS BILLIONAIRE MADE HIS FORTUNE ON $50 CHAINSAWS
Allan Smidt, who died last year, said Eric Smidt had dramatically leveraged the company and enriched himself at its expense... READ MORE›
KKR HAS EYE ON HEALTH WITH WEBMD, NATURE'S BOUNTY DEALS
KKR will fold WebMD's websites, including WebMD.com and Medscape.com, into its Internet Brands unit, which houses sites such as DentalPlans.com and AllAboutCounseling.com... READ MORE›
KKR TO BUY NISSAN-BACKED SUPPLIER CALSONIC FOR UP TO $4.5 BILLION
It beat out rival private equity firms Bain Capital and MBK Partners, which, according to Thomson Reuters LPC, had bid to buy Nissan's stake... READ MORE›
BLACKSTONE, CARLYLE IN $10 BILLION-PLUS BID FOR NCR
Some of the other private equity firms that are competing could also team up, the people added... READ MORE›
AB INBEV ATTRACTS AT LEAST SIX BIDS FOR PILSNER URQUELL, OTHER BRANDS -SOURCES
Exclusive AB InBev attracts at least six bids for Pilsner Urquell, other brands -sources... READ MORE›
VENTURE CAPITAL CASH SURFERS MAY SEE WAVES RECEDE IN MARKET TURMOIL
In June it sealed a 1.5 billion deal that propelled its valuation to 25.5 billion, the third-largest among venture capital-backed companies worldwide... READ MORE›
CVC AND TEMASEK TO BUY $2BILLION GENERIC DRUGS FIRM ALVOGEN
Robert Wessman former CEO of Actavis founded the New Jersey-based generic drugs firm in 2009... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ELLIOTT NEAR DELL SOFTWARE DEAL - SOURCES
Francisco Partners focuses on private equity investments in the technology sector... READ MORE›
CHINA TAXI APPS DIDI DACHE AND KUAIDI DACHE ANNOUNCE $6 BILLION TIE-UP
Didi raised 700 million from Tencent and Russian private equity fund DST in December, while Kuaidi raised 600 million from backers including Softbank and Tiger Global... READ MORE›
BASS PRO SHOPS EXPLORES BID FOR CABELA'S
Exclusive Bass Pro Shops explores bid for Cabela's - sources... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S VOCUS ENDS TAKEOVER TALKS WITH KKR, AFFINITY
The firms had separately offered A 3.50-per-share for the company, a price less than half Vocus's share price a year ago... READ MORE›
CARLYLE SEES RISE IN CONTROL BUYOUTS IN CHINA AS ECONOMY SLOWS
Yang, co-head of Carlyle's Asia buyout advisory team... READ MORE›
CVC, CPPIB NEAR $4.7 BILLION DEAL TO ACQUIRE PETCO
Pet retailer's owners, private equity firms TPG Capital LP and Leonard Green Partners LP, the people said on Sunday... READ MORE›
CARLYLE LOOKS TO SELL LANDMARK AVIATION FOR $1.7 BILLION
Dubai Aerospace sold Landmark Aviation to private equity firms GTCR LLC and Platform Partners a year later... READ MORE›
PRIVATE EQUITY 'WALKS ON EGGSHELLS' AS FUNDS EYE BRAZIL HOSPITALS
Private equity walks on eggshells as funds eye brazil hospitals... READ MORE›
CERBERUS, SYCAMORE PARTNERS WRESTLE WITH STAPLES BUYOUT
Staples has held talks with several private equity firms over the last few weeks about a potential deal, the sources said... READ MORE›
FEAR FACTOR FADES AS GLOBAL M&A HITS SEVEN-YEAR HIGH
12 trillion during a leveraged buyout boom which saw private equity firms sign multi-billion-dollar cheques and load companies with debt... READ MORE›
UNDER EXTERNAL FIRE, EUROPEAN PRIVATE EQUITY OPTS TO SPECIALIZE
This is a new development, said Hugh Langmuir, a managing partner at European private equity firm Cinven... READ MORE›
JOE LIEBERMAN HAD TOO MANY CONFLICTS TO BE FBI DIRECTOR, EVEN BY TRUMP STANDARDS
President Donald Trump is reportedly no longer considering former Senator Joe Lieberman as a possible replacement for fired FBI director James Comey... READ MORE›
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR HAS HIRED BANKERS TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE SALE
6 billion in a leveraged buyout by a group of private equity firms that included Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and TPG Capital... READ MORE›
BUYOUT FUNDS EYE ALLIANCES FOR SABMILLER'S PILSNER, EAST EUROPE BRANDS
Private equity funds are keen to invest in central and eastern European beer brands as alcohol consumption in these markets remains strong, offering scope for growth... READ MORE›