Private Equity/LBO Analysis

The sad state of the U.S. buyout market is illustrated by the news that according to Thomson Financial, Bain Capital's agreement to take Bright Horizons Family Solutions private will... 2008-01-18

Global payment service company MoneyGram International is in talks with T H Lee about a potential 65 percent acquisition by the Boston-based buyout firm. MoneyGram, which runs money... 2008-01-18

Key Bridge Partners finally acquired Magic Wand last week after nearly a year-long courtship.

Salt Lake City-based Sorenson Capital has had little difficulty finding investors for its second fund, in spite of a higher carry on the new vehicle.

Blackstone has agreed a deal that will see it take control of GSO Capital Partners, an alternative asset manager that specialises in leveraged transactions.

Bethesda, Maryland-based American Capital Strategies has revealed that it could repurchase up to a half billion dollars of its common stock, funding the transactions with available... 2008-01-14

PHH, the New Jersey mortgage and leasing company locked in a row with Blackstone over its stalled merger agreement, announced that Blackstone had finally caved and honoured a $50... 2008-01-14

Quite apart from issues surrounding the new Financial Accounting Standards Board regulations, (see "New Accounting Rules”) Wall Street appears to be in agreement that 2008 will... 2007-12-31

The widespread retreat of investment banks from LBO financing may have created an opportunity in the market for Mezzanine funds. More than 32 private equity houses have plans to launch... 2007-12-17

New York Life Capital Partners (NYLCAP) has raised $800 million for its second leveraged buyout fund, exceeding its original target by $200 million.