Global alternative asset manager the Carlyle Group has completed the acquisition of CommScope, Inc (NYSE: CTV), a specialist in infrastructure solutions for communications networks. As previously disclosed, Marvin S “Eddie” Edwards Jr, CommScope’s current president and chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer, succeeding Frank M

In a sign that the commercial real estate investment market is beginning to thaw, Rubenstein Partners, a private equity firm providing leading real estate investment management and advisory services in office markets throughout the Eastern United States closed four separate transactions in the fourth quarter of 2010. The four transactions,

The top executives at the ten biggest banks and asset managers on Wall Street – including Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, Larry Fink of BlackRock and Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan – have an average net worth of USD210 million, according to wealth intelligence firm Wealth-X. The firm’s analysis of

HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated economic NAV is USD801.3 million or USD9.65 per share, as at 31 December 2010, an increase of 3.4% on November 2010. HarbourVest Global Private Equity’s estimated economic NAV is USD801.3 million or USD9.65 per share, as at 31 December 2010, an increase of 3.4% on

Cohen & Company (CCIRE) has brokered the sale of The Watertown Mall, a 303,000 square foot mall anchored by JC Penney, Herberger’s, Dunham’s Sports, Office Max, Hy-Vee, and a diverse merchant mix in Watertown, South Dakota. The mall serves the Watertown community, known as the "South Dakota’s Rising Star", as

UK private equity fund administrator Langham Hall has been appointed as the onshore administrator to Chamonix Private Equity, the London based private equity investor. Langham Hall will be providing accountancy and administration services for the fund that has acquired a portfolio of five non-core businesses from plastic packaging manufacturer Linpac

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has acquired Atherotech, a Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of cardiometabolic testing services that offers the VAP (Vertical Auto Profile) advanced lipid profile test. The transaction closed on December 23, 2010. The equity capital for the acquisition came

Private equity firm BaltCap has acquired a controlling interest in Kelprojektas, a leading transport infrastructure engineering company in Lithuania.    BaltCap Private Equity Fund advised by BaltCap has acquired more than 90% of Kelprojektas’ shares from the company’s former shareholders including two road construction companies and a financial investor. Lithuanian Competition

Pond Ventures made successful exits from three portfolio companies during the fourth quarter of 2010. The acquisitions of Broadway Networks Ltd, 4Home and Gigle Networks together returned a substantial portion of drawn capital to Pond’s investors.

 “We are very pleased with these exits and extremely happy for our investment partners

Chinese investment company Fosun Group and global insurance and financial services firm Prudential Financial (PFI) are to to establish a private equity fund, which will be the single largest investment fund supplied to a third party management corporation in PFI’s 135-year history. According to the agreement, PFI, as a limited