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Wellcome, Blackstone team up for UK bank bidThe two giants of the private equity and real estate world are joining forces to buy 318 RBS branches. RBS has also attracted bids from Banco Santander, National Australia Bank and JC Flowers.
- KKR holds first close on infra fund at $225m
The firm expects to raise another $275m for the fund by the end of the year and also picked up a $1.1bn separate account for Korea’s National Pension Service
- 2011 infrastructure fundraising preview
There will be five major groups of investors looking to raise some $80 billion for infrastructure in 2011. Where do you fit in, asks Cezary Podkul.
- Carlyle raises $1.1bn for bank fund
The firm’s financial services group, led by Olivier Sarkozy, half brother of the French president, has made three investments.
- Apollo’s amusement park deal collapses
The firm had offered $2.4bn, which included the assumption of debt, to acquire Ohio-based Cedar Fair. The deal did 'not have the required level of investor support', the company said.
- Sternlicht’s Starwood soars in PERE 30
Barry Sternlicht’s Starwood Capital Group was the biggest riser in the 2010 PERE 30 ranking. Two fund closings totalling almost $2.8bn saw the private equity real estate firm launch itself from 30th place to 13th place.
- Carlyle, TPG pip KKR with $2.3bn Healthscope bid
The bidding war for the Australian hospital chain has concluded, giving rise to the country's largest LBO in two years.
- Blackstone withdraws from Healthscope bid
Less than a month after CVC pulled out from a rival consortium bidding for the Australian healthcare chain, Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium including TPG and Carlyle.
- CVC pulls out of $1.5bn joint bid for Healthscope
KKR is now bidding alone for the Australian hospital operator against a powerhouse trio comprising of Blackstone, TPG and Carlyle.
- Carlyle sets up second RMB fund
The firm has acted quickly on a new pilot scheme from the Beijing government to attract foreign private equity investment. It will reportedly raise $732m.