Draft legislation introduced last month by a US senator to reinstate registration of most hedge fund managers with the Securities and Exchange Commission could also drag managers of real e

Alltel Corporation, owner and operator of the largest US wireless network with 12 million customers, has agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital and GS Capital Partners, the private equity ar

The soon-to-be-established China state foreign exchange investment company and the Blackstone Group have announced today that the State Investment Company has agreed to make a USD3bn inves

US broadcaster and media firm Clear Channel Communications has concluded a second amendment to the agreement under which is it set to be acquired by a private equity group led by Thomas H

JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services has launched the JPMorgan Private Equity Fund Services business in the UK to expand the business throughout Europe and the Middle East, offering fund

KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. has committed to a GBP 150 million (approximately USD 300 million) co-investment in the acquisition of Alliance Boots plc.

Venture capital investment in Mainland China in the first quarter of 2007 showed increased signs that it is diversifying beyond the traditional industries while overall activity was relati

Toronto-based Penfund, an independent investment company specializing in providing capital to middle market companies, has announced the USD 240 million first closing of its newly launched

Returns from UK private equity funds have significantly outperformed the stock market over three, five and ten years according to the 2006 Performance Measurement Survey summary results pu

Private equity specialists at UK legal firm Dundas & Wilson have advised YFM Private Equity and the management team of luxury kitchen retailer Harvey Jones on an MBO deal.