13.08.2008 |
Cinven buys stake in Indicus Advisors
The private equity group Cinven has bought a 50 per cent stake in... |
12.08.2008 |
A Danish fix for the US mortgage crisis
The recent compromise struck between the Treasury and Democrats in... |
11.08.2008 |
Private equity buys discounted loans
Leading private-equity firms are purchasing more leveraged buy-out loans... |
08.08.2008 |
Banks to compensate ARS investors
After months of regulatory pressure, Wall Street banks on Thursday took... |
08.08.2008 |
Fortress with $55 m loss in second quarter
Fortress Investment Group, the alternative fund group that went public... |
08.08.2008 |
Fortis expects sale to Ping An to proceed
Fortis on Thursday said it expected to receive Chinese approval for the... |
06.08.2008 |
GLG posts loss
GLG, the UK-based hedge fund, unveiled losses for the first half after... |
06.08.2008 |
Several EU countries fight plan to limit asset-backed investments
13 European countries including Germany and France rejected a European... |
05.08.2008 |
Dow Kim's plan for new hedge fund put on hold
Dow Kim, the former head of trading and investment banking at Merrill... |
04.08.2008 |
Kuwait to double Japan exposure
The Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA) is planning to double or triple... |
04.08.2008 |
Citigroup prepares to close remaining Tribeca Global Fund
Citigroup Inc. is closing a $400 million convertible arbitrage fund, the... |
01.08.2008 |
Carlyle Group liquidates hedge fund
The Carlyle Group, the private equity firm, is shutting down its hedge... |
31.07.2008 |
RAB AUM reduced
Aim-listed RAB said on Wednesday it had $5.4bn under management as of... |
30.07.2008 |
SEC Extends Limit on Short Sales
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission extended an emergency limit... |
29.07.2008 |
Lone Star buys CDOs from Merrill Lynch
Merrill announced that it would sell CDOs with a nominal value of... |
28.07.2008 |
KKR to go public
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is planning to merge with KKR Private Equity... |
26.07.2008 |
Bank of China Buys 30% of Swiss Hedge Fund Manager
Bank of China has acquired a 30 per cent stake in Heritage Fund... |
25.07.2008 |
Legg Mason Posts Second Straight Loss
Legg Mason Inc. reported a second straight quarterly loss because of... |
25.07.2008 |
SEC looks at new rules to curb abusive short-selling
US regulators are preparing proposals on rules to outlaw abusive... |
25.07.2008 |
U.K. Faces Slowest growth since 1990s according to Niesr
The U.K. economy faces its worst performance since the 1990s recession... |
24.07.2008 |
Venture capital cautios
Venture capital investment in Europeâ??s technology companies last... |
24.07.2008 |
Texas regulator in threat to ban UBS
Texasâ?? top securities regulator has threatened to ban UBS from doing... |
23.07.2008 |
AbCap closes hedge fund
Absolute Capital Management has closed one of its hedge funds and its... |
22.07.2008 |
Dexia shares sharply lower on rating agency blow
Shares in Dexia crashed on Tuesday after ratings agency Moodyâ??s said... |
21.07.2008 |
Evercore acquires 50% of Pan-Asset Capital
Pan-Asset Capital Management has sold a 50 per cent stake to Evercore... |
20.07.2008 |
Tate & Lyle CEO calls for hedge fund curbs
Iain Ferguson, chief executive of the sugar refining group Tate & Lyle... |
19.07.2008 |
Xerion Fund gains on distressed investments
Perella Weinberg Partners' Xerion hedge fund posted a 24 percent gain... |
18.07.2008 |
SIV Portfolio assets auctioned
Receivers at Deloitte & Touche of SIV Porfolio, formerly known as... |
15.07.2008 |
Callan to head hedge fund unit at Credit Suisse
Erin Callan, former Lehman Brothers chief financial officer, has been... |
15.07.2008 |
New York remains hedge fund capital
New York remains the hedge fund capital of the world despite growth in... |
14.07.2008 |
Private equity chief calls for code on profits
Europeâ??s private equity groups should draw up a voluntary code of... |
14.07.2008 |
Treasury statement on Fannie and Freddie
Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. today issued the following... |
12.07.2008 |
Paulson in verbal support of Fannie and Freddie
Hank Paulson, Treasury secretary, said: â??Our primary focus is... |
12.07.2008 |
IndyMac is latest credit turmoil casualty
IndyMac Bank on Friday night became the biggest savings bank to fail in... |
12.07.2008 |
FTSE in bear market territory
The UK on Friday became the last of the worldâ??s leading stock markets... |
10.07.2008 |
Cohen backs IAM buy-out
Sir Ronald Cohen, co-founder of Apax Partners, is backing the management... |
10.07.2008 |
Morgan Stanley traders replace Coffey at GLG
GLG Partners has hired two senior traders from Morgan Stanley to replace... |
09.07.2008 |
Credit crunch affects Private Equity profits
The credit crunch has cut off a source of profits for private equity... |
08.07.2008 |
Fewer new hedge funds in 2008
According to Absolute Return magazine, 35 new funds began trading during... |
07.07.2008 |
White Peaks Asset Management sues Florian Homm
White Peaks Asset Management sues Florian Homm and Absolute Capital... |