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BLACKSTONE'S CROWN PRINCE BUILT CAREER ON BOLD REAL ESTATE BETS
This month, Jon Gray, 48, became president and chief operating officer of Blackstone Group LP... READ MORE›
CARLYLE TO LAUNCH NEW FUND IN CHINA
One recent high-profile China deal was Carlyle's 2 billion purchase of US fast-food chain McDonald's China operations in partnership with State-owned CITIC Group... READ MORE›
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2) ROBOTS ARE EVEN THREATENING THE PIZZA DELIVERY GUY
I'm pretty sure it won't. 2 Robots Are Even Threatening the Pizza Delivery Guy In the future, will there be any jobs that robots can't do?... 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›
CHINA STOCKS SINK MOST IN FOUR MONTHS AMID LEVERAGE CRACKDOWN
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.4 percent at the close, the biggest one-day loss since Dec. 12... READ MORE›
INVESTORS ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT TRUMP, WHICH IS BAD FOR THE BOND MARKET
Important shifts around real growth, around inflation, around policy all suggest that the move in bond yields we're seeing now can be sustained... 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›
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›
CEOS SALIVATE OVER TRUMP'S TAX-CUT PLANS, VAGUE AS THEY MAY BE
The administration reiterated its plan Wednesday for a one-time tax reduction for U.S. companies to repatriate cash from their foreign subsidiaries... READ MORE›
BMC SOFTWARE ENDS MERGER TALKS WITH PEER CA
BMC Software ends merger talks with peer CA sources... 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›
BUDGET TO FOCUS ON FAIRNESS, OPPORTUNITY AND SECURITY
The Turnbull government is set to hand down a budget nudging 500 billion in revenues which the prime minister says will help Australians realise their dreams ... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ELLIOTT NEAR DELL SOFTWARE DEAL - SOURCES
Francisco Partners focuses on private equity investments in the technology sector... READ MORE›
BASS PRO SHOPS EXPLORES BID FOR CABELA'S
Exclusive Bass Pro Shops explores bid for Cabela's - sources... READ MORE›
HOME CAPITAL SLIDE DEEPENS AS RIVAL SEEKS TO AVOID CONTAGION
Home Capital's C 12.9 billion in GIC deposits are essential to fund its mortgage business, which represents 1 percent of the Canadian mortgage market... READ MORE›
CHINA'S ZOMBIE PROVINCE SHOWS TROUBLE WITH ITS BOND MARKET
There are definitely tremendous opportunities within the distressed NPLs space in China, Liaoning in particular, said Kevin Wu, a portfolio manager at Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd... 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›
APOLLO GLOBAL BRAVES LBO ROUT WITH $7 BILLION ADT DEAL
Apollo secured 1.6 billion in first lien term loans and 3.1 billion in new second lien financing for the ADT deal... READ MORE›
PROTECT CHILDREN STOP ALCOHOL SPONSORSHIP OF SPORT
Evidence shows that exposure to alcohol advertising leads young people to drink more, and to drink at an earlier age... READ MORE›
MIGRANT CRISIS: CAN EUROPE FIND A SOLUTION? - FRANCE 24
THE INTERVIEW Kristalina Georgieva is Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and a former European Commission Vice President... READ MORE›
MIGRANT CRISIS: CAN EUROPE FIND A SOLUTION? - FRANCE 24
THE INTERVIEW Kristalina Georgieva is Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and a former European Commission Vice President... READ MORE›
MIGRANT CRISIS: CAN EUROPE FIND A SOLUTION? - FRANCE 24
THE INTERVIEW Kristalina Georgieva is Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and a former European Commission Vice President... READ MORE›
MIGRANT CRISIS: CAN EUROPE FIND A SOLUTION? - FRANCE 24
THE INTERVIEW Kristalina Georgieva is Chief Executive Officer of the World Bank and a former European Commission Vice President... 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›
BITCOIN BARELY RATES A MENTION AMONG TOP RISKS TO FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon have publicly warned that cryptocurrencies are doomed to collapse, the Financial Stability Oversight Board isn't concerned yet... READ MORE›