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Entries tagged "Carlyle"Roll Call: Tech M&A is backHere are some must-reads to kick off your Thursday. Carlyle working its Washington ties?Carlyle co-founder David Rubenstein reportedly was spotted having dinner with Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Were the pair talking about deals? BankUnited auction a test for PEPrivate equity firms are likely carefully watching the FDIC's BankUnited auction for clues to how the regulator might view future bank bids from PE firms. Infrastructure deals worry PE prosThe financial markets may have grounded the privatization of Chicago's Midway Airport, but experts say that's not the only factor that troubles the nascent infrastructure market in the U.S. AIG's ILFC may get bids from PEAmerican International Group Inc.'s (NYSE:AIG) aircraft-leasing unit could get bids from three private equity groups. The rise and fall of European private equityIn the last decade, private equity flourished in Europe until the credit crisis. The Deal's John Morris takes a look back on some of the continent's seminal deals. Papa John's chief trades pizza for doughnuts and ice creamPapa John's International Inc. chief executive Nigel Travis is done making pizza. Now he'll be taking the head post at Dunkin Brands Inc., which operates Dunkin Donuts and Baskin Robin chains. The move could be construed as more of a promotion than a lateral move by some, as Dunkin Brands is considered a bigger company with more than 14,000 franchises in 44 countries worldwide -- about 8,000 of them Dunkin' Donuts and almost 6,000 Baskin-Robbins -- compared to only 3,000 Papa John's franchises. ... Roll Call: Dec. 4, 2008PeHUB editor Dan Primack received a call from Apax Partners looking to clarify rumors of layoffs at the international buyout firm. Apax allegedly told him the firm does not issue layoffs but holds annual employee reassessments that sometimes lead to a 10% staff reduction. Apax, Carlyle Group and many of their peers are scaling back their staff -- whether you call it layoffs or not is simply semantics -- as they experience what BusinessWeek calls "Private Equity's Year from Hell." Investment banks are also feeling the pain of the economic contraction, but Thomas Weisel Partners, best known as a tech... Carlyle issues pink slipsPrivate equity firms are no strangers to layoffs when it comes to cutting costs, but those job cuts are usually restricted to the firm's portfolio companies. But as a measure of just how hard the credit crisis is hitting buyout shops, the Carlyle Group reportedly is cutting back and closing offices in Eastern Europe and Asia. ... Does Carlyle have the will to invest in banks?Carlyle Group managing directors Olivier Sarkozy and Randal Quarles, writing in The Wall Street Journal Thursday, argued that the federal government should ease restrictions that limit private equity investments in federally insured banks. ... Dealwatch: PE and VC fundraisingMadrona Venture Group and Islamic Buyout Fund are the latest to announce new investment vehicles. Carlyle's Pearlstine sees a future for magazines, newspapersNorman Pearlstine, a senior advisor at the Carlyle Group and former editor in chief of Time Inc., spoke at the 2008 Leadership in Media Forum on Wednesday morning about the future of newspapers and magazines. ... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Carlyle." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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