Private-Equity

To Private-Equity Firm Frank Brown, the dean of INSEAD, a business school with campuses in France, Singapore and the Middle East, is taking a new job.

B-School Bulletin 2010

More Private-Equity Beat: Lovell Minnick, Oak Hill to Invest in United Western Bancorp "This precipitous action" by federal bank regulators "will ultimately cause an unnecessary loss to the Deposit Insurance Fund, since our private market solution was near at hand," Mr. Gibson said in a statement.

United Western Bank Says Eric Morath 2011

South Korea National Pension Service Plans Private-Equity Funds South Korea's National Pension Service plans to jointly establish private-equity funds with local companies to invest hundreds of billions of won in overseas resources and energy assets, as one of the world's largest pension funds seeks to diversify its portfolio to secure stable returns.

Financial Briefing Book: Jan. 5 2011

Apollo Management Private-Equity to Combine Two Chemical Companies Private-equity giant Apollo Management LP is merging chemical companies: Momentive Performance Materials Holdings Inc. and Hexion LLC, with Apollo co-founder Josh Harris saying the time is right in making the combined entity "a global player in the specialty materials space."

Corporate Watch 2010

Treasury Presses Italian Auto Maker to Take 20% Initially, Not 35%; Private-Equity Firm Would Still Control Finance Arm. Cerberus Capital Management LP will likely lose its entire stake in Chrysler LLC under the latest federal bailout offer to the auto maker, people familiar with the matter said, extinguishing the massive investment it made less than two years ago.

Chrysler Plan Trims Fiat's Stake, Cuts Out Cerberus 2009

Blue Equity Private-Equity Group Has Agents Seeing Blue One of the Kentucky Derby's big winners this weekend was Jonathan Blue, chairman of the Louisville-based private equity group Blue Equity, which has been snapping up major sports agents recently at bargain prices.

Honoring Pitchers With Arms That Didn't Quit 2009

Lower Rates Won't Help Private-Equity Business Hedge-fund and private-equity giant Fortress Investment Group went public a year ago this week, amid great fanfare.

The Election 2008

Private-Equity Plunge BEIJING -- China's private-equity ambitions are in for a substantial boost.

Beijing Fund Will Take 2008

Bank-Led Group to Pay About $1.5 Billion For Portfolio of Private-Equity Investments Much of the financial world has become cautious on private-equity investments.

Goldman Goes All In on 'Secondary' Bet 2008

To Private-Equity Firms TJX Cos. sold its Bob's Stores unit to private equity firms Versa Capital Management and Crystal Capital in a deal that will raise $23 million in cash proceeds, primarily from tax benefits.

TJX Sells Bob's Stores 2008