Private Equity

Private Equity Firm Buys Digital Billing Company

May 19, 2011
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The private equity firm Cerberus Capital recently bought Regulus.  Regulus is an automated billing service. A Private Investment Firm Picks up Regulus, J&B for $137 Million In a deal that underscores the growing importance of electronic billing and presentment, New York City-based private-investment firm Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to buy the Regulus and J&B [...]

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Can PE Firms Make Profits From Citi’s Loans?

May 13, 2011
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Citi Bank is putting one of it’s lending departments up for sale.  There have been some major private equity firms that have submitted bids. Private Equity Giants Battle Over Citi Lending Biz. Three private equity-led investor groups remain in the running to buy Citigroup’s consumer-lending business. The latest entrant into the sweepstakes for the former [...]

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Is Private Equity Going Global?

May 11, 2011
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With globalization being a fact we have seen an increase of global investing by private equity firms.  Many of these companies are trying to lay the foundation for the next couple of decades and are trying to be ahead of the curve. Private Equity Preps For ‘Seminal’ Transition In Global Economy By Christopher Chung Emerging [...]

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Can The Government Help Start Ups?

May 10, 2011
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The federal government is trying to help start up companies.  They have currently put together a roundtable of experts to see how they help the start up industry. How the feds can help entrepreneurs By Brad Feld This afternoon in Boulder I’ll be on a panel as part of the White House Startup America Roundtable. If [...]

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Private Equity Firm Buy American Idol

May 10, 2011
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The private equity firm Apollo Global Management purchased the rights to American Idol.  American Idol has been one of the most popular television shows in recent times. Private equity firm to buy ‘American Idol’ parent The company that is parent of “American Idol” and owns the rights to the name, image and likeness of Elvis [...]

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Private Equity Guy Owns Derby Winner

May 9, 2011
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Carl Pascarella works in private equity with TPG.  He is also a partial owner of the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom. Meet The Lucky Private Equity Guy Who Owns A Piece Of The Horse That Just Won The Kentucky Derby Katya Wachtel Animal Kingdom is not the only horse in which private equity man Carl [...]

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Approved Yuan Fund Investors

May 9, 2011
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Shanghai has approved a select list of private equity groups to make private equity investments.  There are many private equity firms that are making foreign investments and there are many that are looking to start Yuan funds. Shanghai OKs 5 Investors For Yuan Private Equity Program – Sources — Shanghai approves five private equity firms [...]

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Helping Private Businesses Get Funding

May 7, 2011
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The company Equidity is helping many private companies that fly under the radar get the exposure they need to large amounts of capital.  There are a lot of private companies that have large revenues and great business models that do not seem to attract the attention of funding groups.  Many of these large investment groups [...]

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Can You Capitalize On Banks Fears?

May 6, 2011
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There are many private equity firms that are refinancing collateralized debt obligations that banks are afraid to refinance.  For many of these firms this has proven to be very profitable. LBO Firms Save $425 Million Cutting Rates in Loan Renaissance By Christine Idzelis April 26 (Bloomberg) — Blackstone Group LP, Carlyle Group and other buyout [...]

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Is Europe Coming Back Quicker?

May 6, 2011
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Some experts feel that the European private equity market is coming back stronger than the United States market. European buyout firms more confident than US peers Jennifer Bollen European buyout firms are more optimistic of an increase in deal activity over the next year than their counterparts in North America, where the private equity market [...]

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