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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›
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›
FAST RETAILING CO. APPLIES TO OPEN UNIQLO STORES IN INDIA AMID WORLDWIDE EXPANSION
Inditex opened a flagship Zara shop in Mumbai in May, which has had a strong reception, Chief Executive Officer Pablo Isla said in September... 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›
WPP AGREES TO BAIN'S TENDER OFFER FOR JAPAN PARTNER ASATSU-DK, BAIN DRAFT STATEMENT SHOWS
But the draft statement showed WPP would withdraw arbitration and injunction proceedings if the tender offer succeeds... READ MORE›
CHINESE PERSONAL SHOPPERS HAVE CREATED A NEW TYPE OF RETAIL STORE IN AUSTRALIA
As demand for Australian products increases, daigou stores allow Chinese shoppers to send goods to China... READ MORE›
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STAPLES IN $6.9 BILLION SALE TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM SYCAMORE
Staples in 6.9 billion sale to private equity firm Sycamore... READ MORE›
GOLDMAN SACHS VINDICATED BUT BRUISED IN COURT BATTLE WITH LIBYAN FUND
But Judge Rose said she did not think the internship had a material influence on Mustafa Zarti's decision to enter into trades with Goldman Sachs... 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›
COLD WEATHER CHILLS U.S. RETAIL SALES; JOBS MARKET FIRMING
Consumers may have throttled back spending, but they maintain the ability and means to spend, said Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the National Retail Federation... 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›
WAL-MART IN ADVANCED TALKS TO BUY BONOBOS
Wal-Mart in advanced talks to buy Bonobos Recode... 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›
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›
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›
BAIN TO BUY BLUE COAT FOR ABOUT $2.4 BILLION
Ropes Gray LLP is legal counsel, and PwC LLP is accounting adviser to the private equity firm... 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›
ASCEND LEARNING AGAIN EXPLORING POSSIBLE SALE
Ascend was formed in 2010 by Providence Equity after it combined companies it had previously acquired, including nursing school testing company Assessment Technology Institute LLC... 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›
BLACKSTONE TAKES CONTROL OF INDIA'S MPHASIS IN UP TO $1.1 BILLION DEAL
But Blackstone has ensured that HPE maintains its commercial partnership with Mphasis... 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›
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›
EXCLUSIVE: FRESH MARKET FOUNDER EXPLORES BID FOR COMPANY
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC APO.N has already agreed to work with Berry on the potential offer for Fresh Market the people said... READ MORE›
HOT PRIVATE EQUITY MARKETPLACE REDUCES CALPERS' BARGAINING POWER
But private equity investments have also routinely missed Calpers' class benchmarks over the past decade... READ MORE›
DUMPSTER DIVING FOR DEBT DEALS
In fact, these funds may continue to do badly, or even suffer bigger declines, even as behemoth distressed investors reap decent profits... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: MCDONALD'S GETS BIDS FOR CHINA, HK STORES SALE IN UP TO $3 BILLION DEAL - SOURCES
Exclusive McDonald's gets bids for China, HK stores sale in up to 3 billion deal... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KKR NEARS $2 BILLION DEAL FOR AIR MEDICAL - SOURCES
Bain acquired Air Medical in 2010 from private equity firms Brockway Moran Partners Inc and MVP Capital Partners in a 1 billion deal... READ MORE›