Mar 13, 2013 | Global, News, North America
March 13 Reuters) – TPG Capital Management LP is planning to launch its first real estate fund with a target of at least $1 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, as the private equity firm looks to join its rivals in pursuing real estate deals. The company...
Mar 13, 2013 | News, North America
March 13 (Reuters) – Carlyle Group LP will now allow people to invest as little as $50,000 in its new buyout fund, a regulatory filing showed, as private equity firms look to widen their customer base in search of new sources of funding. The lowered entry point...
Mar 12, 2013 | News, North America
TechCrunch 11 March 2013 Domo, the SaaS business intelligence startup launched by Omniture founder Josh James, has raised $60 million in new funding, we’ve learned exclusively. The round was led by GGV Capital with Greylock Partners; Bezos Expeditions, the personal...
Mar 12, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
VimpelCom, a leading Russian mobile operator, is considering a North American expansion amid negative market sentiments over the company’s already weighty debt level. VimpelCom CEO Jo Lunder told Bloomberg earlier this year that his company “has an interesting...
Mar 12, 2013 | News, North America
NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) – Hostess Brands Inc said Monday its snack-cake business would be sold to private equity firms Apollo Global Management LLC and C. Dean Metropoulos & Co after no other bids were received, negating the need for an auction. Apollo...
Mar 12, 2013 | News, North America
NEW YORK, March 11 (Reuters) – Yankee Candle Co Inc MDPRTC.UL, the largest scented candle company in the United States, is being prepared for a sale by its private equity owner, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The company, which was...
