Mar 11, 2013 | News, North America
March 11 (Reuters) – (Reuters) – Hostess Brands Inc creditor Silver Point Capital and hedge fund Hurst Capital have expressed interest in buying Hostess’s snack cake brands, including Twinkies, the New York Post reported. Silver Point Capital sent a...
Mar 11, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
TMT Investments, a London-headquartered venture fund backed by Russian businessmen, announced last week that it has raised $1.125 million from an unnamed “group of qualified investors.” Launched by German Kaplun, Alexander Morgulchik and Artyom Inyutin,...
Mar 11, 2013 | News, North America
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to register for the 8th Silicon Valley Open Doors – SVOD’13 event! SVOD is different from other conferences. Our motto is: “No bull, strictly business”. We have no prepared speeches or marketing pitches. Instead, we...
Mar 9, 2013 | News, North America
March 7 (Reuters) – Private equity firm Sycamore partners will take teen apparel retailer Hot Topic Inc private in a $600 million deal, adding to a retail portfolio that includes Talbots Inc. Deal at $14/share represents 30 pct premium to Wednesday close Hot...
Mar 6, 2013 | News, North America
(Reuters) March 5 – Private equity firms including Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group are exploring a joint offer for Life Technologies Corp, a biomedical laboratory equipment maker with a $10 billion market value, two people familiar with the matter said on...
Mar 4, 2013 | News, North America
(Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co LP is nearing a deal to buy industrial machinery maker Gardner Denver Inc and could announce the agreement in the next few days, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. The two parties have been...
