05 Jul 2007
Private equity consortium clinches USD48.5bn buyout of Bell Canada
A consortium comprising Teachers Private Capital, the private investment arm of the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan, Providence Equity…
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04 Jul 2007
Blackstone buys Hilton Hotels in USD26bn deal
Global private equity firm the Blackstone Group has agreed to buy Hilton Hotels Corporation in an all-cash transaction for USD47.50 a…
Yorkville Advisors extends international expansion with Israel office
Yorkville Advisors, the investment manager to Cornell Capital Partners, a private investment firm that specialises in structured finance…
03 Jul 2007
GM sells Allison Transmission to Carlyle and Onex
General Motors has agreed to sell its Allison Transmission commercial and military business, including seven manufacturing facilities in…
02 Jul 2007
Private equity firm takes strategic stake in hedge fund manager
Proctor Investment Managers, a private equity investor that specialises in providing capital, marketing and management solutions to…
3i invests USD57m in hedge fund administrator Fulcrum
3i Growth Capital has announced a USD57m investment in Fulcrum, a hedge fund administrator with headquarters in Bermuda and offices in New…
29 Jun 2007
Dexia and GIMV launch fund for infrastructure and real estate projects
Dexia Bank Belgium and GIMV, a Flemish public sector investment bank turned listed private equity firm, have announced plans to launch a…
Guitar Center to be acquired by Bain Capital for USD2.1bn
Guitar Center, the leading US retailer of musical instruments and amplification and recording equipment based in Westlake Village,…
Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: BlackRock quick to take alternatives plunge
Asset management giant BlackRock has agreed to buy the fund of funds business of Quellos for up to USD1.7bn.Asset management giant…
28 Jun 2007
AIG Global Investment Group hires head of alternative investments in Japan
AIG Global Investment Group has appointed Stewart Homler as managing director for alternative investments in Japan, in which capacity he…
Princess Private Equity examines second listing in London
The board of Princess Private Equity has mandated Partners Group, the investment manager of the Guernsey firm, to undertake a review to…
Mid Europa Partners acquires leading Serbian cable, internet and satellite TV player
Mid Europa Partners has completed the acquisition of a substantial controlling stake in Serbia Broadband, the leading cable TV and…
Global Infrastructure appoints oil industry expert as general counsel
Global Infrastructure Partners, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in global infrastructure assets, has appointed Joseph Blum,…
27 Jun 2007
Shaw Group and Alinda Capital Partners team up on capital projects
Shaw Capital and Alinda Capital Partners have established Shaw Infrastructure Investments, a newly created joint venture to pursue…
Dubai's Istithmar to acquire Barneys New York for USD825m
Istithmar, a private equity and alternative investment house owned by the government of Dubai, has agreed to acquire Barneys New York, the…
