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Angelo Gordon acquires insurance lender Oak Street Funding

Private equity funds managed by Angelo Gordon have acquired Indianapolis-based insurance lender Oak Street Funding.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed.  “Oak Street is proud to partner with Angelo Gordon, a firm known for its high ethical standards as well as its deep and differentiated experience in specialty finance

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Blackstone net income rises by USD63.9m

The Blackstone Group’s economic net income was USD339.3m for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of USD63.9m from USD275.3m, or 23 per cent, for the third quarter of 2009. Economic net income was USD904.9m for the nine months ended 30 September 2010, an increase of USD531.2m compared to economic

BlackBerry Partners Fund co-managers merge to focus on mobile investments

BlackBerry Partners Fund’s co-managers have merged their investment teams to focus exclusively on mobile venture capital investment opportunities under the BlackBerry Partners Fund brand around the world. The USD150m BlackBerry Partners Fund was founded in 2008 with capital commitments from limited partners, including Research In Motion, Thomson Reuters and RBC.

Fortress prices SeaCube Container Leasing IPO

SeaCube Container Leasing has started its initial public offering of 2.5 million primary common shares, as well as the offering of seven million secondary common shares, by Seacastle Operating Company, an entity indirectly owned by private equity funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group. The shares were priced

Bacchus Capital provides advisory services for Pietra Santa Winery

Bacchus Capital Management, a San Francisco-based investment firm specialising in mezzanine and private equity wine industry investments and consulting, has been retained by Pietra Santa, a Central Coast winery, to provide advisory services. The consulting services will focus on sales and distribution. "Pietra Santa is at a critical point in

GB Merchant Partners provides term loan to VAS Aero Services

GB Merchant Partners, the investment management affiliate of Gordon Brothers Group, has provided a term loan to VAS Aero Services, a provider of aftermarket aviation component services and distribution. VAS Aero Services sources, warehouses and markets aftermarket components across a broad range of aircraft and engine platforms and provides related

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Maven Capital Partners leads GBP5.5m investment in Flexlife

Maven Capital Partners has led a GBP5.5m investment into Flexlife, an Aberdeen-based energy service business. Maven has syndicated the deal with the energy sector fund Simmons Parallel Energy. The new funding package will help support Flexlife through its next phase of development, allowing it to maximise revenues from existing customers,

StepStone acquires private equity fund of funds business from Citi

StepStone Group has completed the transaction whereby Citi transferred the management of certain of its fund of funds, mezzanine funds, feeder funds, and co-investment business to StepStone. In connection with this event, StepStone will provide ongoing management and advisory services for certain of CPE’s USD4bn fund of funds, mezzanine, feeder,

CommScope enters into merger agreement with The Carlyle Group

CommScope, a provider of infrastructure solutions for communications networks, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group in a transaction valued at approximately USD3.9bn that will result in CommScope becoming a private company.    The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter

KKR forms partnership with RPM Energy

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has formed a partnership with RPM Energy, a privately-owned oil and gas exploration and development company led by energy professionals Claire Scobee Farley and David Rockecharlie. The partnership, RPM Energy Partners, will target opportunities to be a joint venture partner with E&P companies that are well positioned

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