Read more private equity firms stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13343/private-equity-firms.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:18:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68891/china-may-invest-in-bargain-us-real-estate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina’s sovereign-wealth fund has its eyes on US real estate, the Wall Street Journal reports. China Investment Corp. laid low throughout 2008 as the global economy teetered but is now opening its coffers. And depressed US commercial property values—off 35% from their peak—coupled with cheap government financing, could...http://www.newser.com/story/68891/china-may-invest-in-bargain-us-real-estate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 08 Sep 2009 16:11:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58218/private-equity-players-want-in-on-banking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven in the midst of the banking crisis, numerous entities are willing to buy the big banks, the New York Times reports. Private equity groups like J.C. Flowers & Company are itching to snap up the cash-strapped behemoths, but the Fed won’t let them. It’s worried that selling banks...http://www.newser.com/story/58218/private-equity-players-want-in-on-banking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 9:22:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/46756/private-equity-giants-see-big-payday-if-they-dont-go-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNone of the major players in the "shadow banking" world of private equity—the likes of Blackstone, Carlyle, and KKR—has yet gone bust, and the guessing game of which one will be first is well under way, reports Newser founder Michael Wolff in Vanity Fair . Don't hold your breath....http://www.newser.com/story/46756/private-equity-giants-see-big-payday-if-they-dont-go-bust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Jan 2009 12:31:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41635/credit-crisis-spells-disaster-for-private-equity-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a nearly 3-year buyout spree, private equity firms are facing tightened credit conditions just as slumping consumer spending squeezes many of their acquisitions, the New York Times reports. The leveraged-buyout bubble that culminated in $796 billion in deals in 2007 is bursting, leading to a grim reckoning as firms...http://www.newser.com/story/41635/credit-crisis-spells-disaster-for-private-equity-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 11:30:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38751/lehmans-asset-management-arm-sold-on-cheap-for-2b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo private equity firms will acquire Neuberger Berman, the largest and most prestigious component of Lehman Brothers, for $2.15 billion. Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman will pay in cash for the wealth management firm—an indication of just how stultified credit markets have become. Only a month before...http://www.newser.com/story/38751/lehmans-asset-management-arm-sold-on-cheap-for-2b.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 6:10:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33734/lone-star-buys-big-at-mortgage-fire-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLone Star Fund is looking to profit from the castoffs of the credit meltdown, buying billions of marked-down assets and betting on just some of them to rebound, reports the Wall Street Journal . The Dallas-based private-equity firm run by John Grayken has closed a deal on $6.7 billion in...http://www.newser.com/story/33734/lone-star-buys-big-at-mortgage-fire-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jul 2008 11:48:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29921/investors-throw-dice-on-jackos-vegas-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Las Vegas comeback could be in the cards for Michael Jackson if a private equity firm has its way, the Wall Street Journal reports. A firm that owns the Las Vegas Hilton and a big stake in a casino company bought $23 million of Jackson's debt last month and...http://www.newser.com/story/29921/investors-throw-dice-on-jackos-vegas-comeback.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Jun 2008 8:46:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/24386/6b-from-outside-investors-will-shore-up-wachovia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAiling bank Wachovia will get a $6 billion-$7 billion shot in the arm from outside investors, the Wall Street Journal reports. Specifics of the capital infusion, designed to help the company recover from the credit crisis, haven’t been finalized. Details may be revealed when the company reports first-quarter earnings Monday;...http://www.newser.com/story/24386/6b-from-outside-investors-will-shore-up-wachovia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Apr 2008 22:48:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17704/investors-worry-clear-channel-sale-is-off-the-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOptimism on Wall Street about Clear Channel's $19 billion equity buyout is fading and its share price is spiraling lower as the deal, more than a year in the making, appears to be unraveling—done in by regulatory issues, credit worries, and deteriorating industry conditions, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.newser.com/story/17704/investors-worry-clear-channel-sale-is-off-the-air.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Jan 2008 15:22:40 CST