Dubai International Capital has withdrawn its proposed £450 million bid for Liverpool, English football’s most successful club side, after the board failed to agree to the terms of its buyout offer.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The DLJ spinout has made plans to add to its long list of media-related investments with an agreement to purchase Minneapolis, Minnesota’s Star Tribune.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
The Private Equity Council will be based in Washington DC and led by Douglas Lowenstein, currently the head of the video game industry association.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Warburg Pincus has reportedly bought a 25 percent stake in Shanghai ZK Real Estate Development as it increases exposure to the emerging market.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
The Washington, DC-based firm has made the investment in the full-service US restaurant chain Huddle House.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
Entrepreneurs do not necessarily make the best communicators. Richard Branson, for example, the famous anti-establishment British billionaire behind the Virgin brand, struggles with the occasional stutter. He also keeps the success or failure of his numerous businesses hidden from view, often registering his accounts offshore.
2 min read · 01 February 2013
After months of negotiation, the board of the gaming company has agreed to a sweetened offer from the two private equity firms.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
In the biggest acquisition in the firm’s history, Pennsylvania’s BPG has acquired a $314m apartment portfolio from National Properties.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
In the same week, the New York private equity firm has acquired $74m in Boston properties and closed a net-lease fund on $160m.
1 min read · 22 January 2013
Blackstone is seeking a knockout blow in the battle for Equity Office by increasing its offer to $38.3 billion and ramping up its break fee.
2 min read · 22 January 2013
