SMRT of Singapore Balks on Bid for Car Service Addison Lee
SMRT, a transportation provider, said that it had been approached by an investment bank about acquiring Addison, which is majority owned by the private equity giant The Carlyle Group.
View ArticleCarlyle Reports Lower Profit on Weakness in Hedge Funds
The third-quarter results reflected disappointing investment performance in certain areas outside Carlyle’s core private equity business.
View ArticleCarlyle’s Purchase of Dealogic Shows It Pays to Sell Shovels in Merger Gold Rush
Dealogic is in a sweet spot as bankers depend on the company for pitch-books and analysis on transactions of all stripes, Quentin Webb writes in Reuters Breakingviews.
View ArticleIn Private Equity, Individual Investors Take a Bigger Role
So far this year, individuals with more than $1 million in available assets provided 10 percent of the capital raised by private equity firms globally, according to Triago, an advisory firm.
View ArticleCarlyle’s Holiday Video, With ‘Rap Star’ David Rubenstein
It ain't "Straight Outta Compton," but the co-chief of Carlyle can bust a rhyme in his own way.
View ArticleCarlyle Promotes Curtis Buser to Finance Chief
Curtis L. Buser, who has been interim finance chief for the last seven months, is taking over the job permanently.
View ArticleCredit Rating Agency DBRS to Be Sold to 2 Private Equity Firms
Walter Schroeder, the founder and controlling shareholder of DBRS, will retain a stake in the Toronto-based company.
View ArticlePrivate Equity Funds Still Going Strong in Brazil Despite Economic Malaise
A new fund-raising round by the Carlyle Group is just one indication of private equity’s commitment to Brazil.
View ArticleCarlyle Hires Information Chief From T. Rowe Price
Georgette Kiser will be Carlyle's chief information officer, a managing director and a member of the firm’s management committee.
View ArticleCarlyle Reports Declines in Energy Investments
A group of the private equity firm's energy funds fell 17 percent in the quarter as publicly traded investments in that portfolio declined because of the collapse in oil prices.
View ArticlePredictions, Pet Peeves and Random Musings From Davos
Bankers and other attendees at the World Economic Forum offer their thoughts on regulation, oil prices and quantitative easing by the European Central Bank, among other subjects.
View ArticleApollo Seeks to Raise Fund to Buy Energy Sector Debt
The private equity giant, seeking to capitalize on the recent collapse in oil prices, is aiming to raise money on an unusually compressed timeline, according to a confidential email.
View ArticleCommScope to Buy TE Connectivity Unit for $3 Billion
The deal by CommScope, which makes networking equipment for wireless operators, is a bet on consumers’ continuing hunger for communicating over data networks.
View ArticlePrivate Equity Firms in a Frenzied Race to Hire Young Investment Bankers
Junior bankers — some who graduated from college only last year — are being courted for lucrative positions at companies such as Bain Capital and the Carlyle Group.
View ArticleCarlyle Profit, Weighed Down by Energy Investments, Beats Expectations
Carlyle, the Washington-based private equity giant, said that its quarterly economic net income — a measure of profit that includes unrealized gains or losses — declined 68 percent, to $180.5 million.
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