US private equity firm eyes Rock
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JC Flowers steps up its efforts to take control of Northern Rock, securing a management team should a deal be done.
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Permira, the private equity firm that owns New Look, has moved to increase its exposure to the retail sector by bidding for Toys &#39;R&#39; Us, the struggling toy chain.
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James M. Kilts is planning to announce that he is joining Centerview Partners to spearhead its private equity fund.
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Private equity group KKR is to float on the New York Stock Exchange, saying it aims to raise as much as $1.25bn.
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Private-equity firms have been picking off companies faster than bankers can draw up the papers. The targets are varied: Clear Channel Communications, Equity Office Properties, Harrah's Entertainment, the Hilton Hotel chain.
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U.S. financial services firm GMAC is preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender Northern Rock , according to Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.
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Entrepreneur Richard Branson's Virgin Group, private equity firm Olivant and an in-house team are all expected to lodge rescue bids for stricken mortgage lender Northern Rock PLC on Monday.
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As private equity firms and hedge funds line up to go public, their traditional investors are worried that new distractions might make it harder to continue delivering stellar returns.
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Private equity firms have demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding, investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag assets that once were out of their grasp.
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KKR & Co. LP , the prominent  U.S. buyout firm that pioneered the leveraged buyout industry,  filed with regulators on Tuesday to raise up to $1.25 billion  in an initial public offering.
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U.S. financial services firm GMAC is  preparing to spearhead a bid for British mortgage lender  Northern Rock , according to Britain's Sunday Times  newspaper.
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The stock looks reasonably valued but some core businesses are struggling to grow.
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Company has another tough quarter despite a good market for drillers.
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Private equity firms have  demonstrated strength in numbers by teaming up to make  significant acquisitions, and as some firms keep expanding,  investors say the trend toward "club" deals will help them snag  assets that once were out of their grasp.