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Hirings.(Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings Inc. hires Putnam Investments Inc .)(Public Employees' Retirement System hired UBS AG)(Winslow Capital Management Inc.)

Elizabeth Arden Salon PHOENIX - Elizabeth Arden Salon Holdings Inc. hired Putnam Investments to manage its $26 million retirement savings program, said Laura McNamara, Putnam spokeswoman. Larry White, Elizabeth Arden senior vice president and chie Elizabeth Arden Salon PHOENIX -...

Tags: allocation, asset, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., hiring, pension fund, private equity, private equity fund, real estate, Salon, UBS AG

Research articles 2007-05-28

Hirings.(Boyd Gaming Corp.)(University of Colorado)( Public Employees' Retirement Fund)

Arizona Sheet Metal Workers PHOENIX - Sheet Metal Workers of Arizona hired INTECH to run $22 million in active domestic fixed income, said Gerald Stewart, business manager for the $70 million pension plan. Funding came from reducing an active dome Arizona Sheet Metal...

Tags: asset, board, Boyd Gaming Corp., hiring, private equity, private equity fund, real estate, strategy, University of Colorado

Research articles 2007-04-30

CalPERS.(Hirings)(University of Colorado Foundation hires Convexity Capital Management)(European Central Bank hires Irish Life Investment Managers)(First Investors Management hires Vontobel Asset Management )

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CalPERS committed up to $250 million to Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund II, a private equity fund. The $205 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System also committed $250 million to Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energ SACRAMENTO, Calif. - CalPERS committed up to $250 million...

Tags: asset, CalPERS, emerging market, equity, hiring, private equity, private equity fund, University of Colorado

Research articles 2006-03-20

World Briefs; CPP Investment Board adds private equity funds.(World News)

TORONTO - Canada Pension Plan Investment Board committed C$50 million (US$37 million) to Ventures West 8, a venture capital fund, and C$25 million to CAI Capital Partners III, a midmarket buyout fund, said John Cappelletti, spokesman for the C$61.6 b TORONTO - Canada Pension Plan Investment...

Tags: asset, British Petroleum Co plc, investment, pension plan, private equity, private equity fund

Research articles 2003-11-10

CalPERS.(Hirings)(California Public Employees' Retirement System)(Chicago Policemen's Annuity and Benefit Fund )(Citigroup-United Kingdom )

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The $210 billion California Public Employees' Retirement System committed $45 million to Lombard Asia III, a $153.5 million private equity fund focusing on non-controlling stakes in the Asia Pacific region (ex-Japan). CalPERS als SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The $210 billion California Public Employees'...

Tags: annuity, asset, asset management, benefit, CalPERS, equity, hiring, private equity, private equity fund

Research articles 2006-05-15

Additional Resources

Versar, Inc. Shareholders Elect Anthony Otten to Its Board of Directors

SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- Versar, Inc. (NYSE Alternex US:VSR) today announced that its shareholders elected Anthony Otten to its Board of Directors. Mr. Otten is a Director of New Stream Capital, LLC and an Operating Partner of its private equity subsidiary, New Stream Asset Funding, LLC. Before joining New...

Articles 2008-11-25

Blue Wolf Capital Forms Healthcare Laundry Systems to Serve Hospitals and Clinics in Greater Chicago Area

Acquires Assets of Hospital Laundry Services and Northern Illinois Hospital Services; Creates New Company, Largest Provider of Healthcare Laundry Services in North America NEW YORK -- Blue Wolf Capital Management LLC ("Blue Wolf"), the New York-based private equity firm, today announced the establishment by Blue Wolf Capital Fund...

Articles 2008-11-25

Saturday Readers Forum: Converting the bailout to a "honey pot"

TREASURY SECRETARY Henry Paulson wants to convert the $700 billion TARP Troubled Asset Recovery Program from rifle-shot assistance for financial institutions into a "honey pot" for any ailing entity. TARP's purchase of equity interests in private financial firms -- socialism by any definition -- missed the mark. The honey pot...

Articles 2008-11-22

Private equity targets Bank of Ireland

Bank of Ireland revealed yesterday that it had received a number of "unsolicited approaches" from prospective bidders looking to take stakes in Ireland's biggest bank by assets. The news sent the bank's shares up 24 per cent to $1.25 (1.06). The bank declined to name the interested...

Articles 2008-11-22

CPA Firm Rothstein Kass Publishes Report on Understanding FASB Statement 157

"SFAS 157 Fair Value Measurements: Implementation Challenges for the Alternative Investment Industry" Examines Revised "Fair Value" Guidelines ROSELAND, N.J., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA firm Rothstein Kass today announced that it has issued a new White Paper Report intended to help the alternative investment sector - including...

Articles 2008-11-11

Patriot Capital Funding Reports 2008 Third Quarter Results

Declares 2008 Fourth Quarter Dividend of $0.25 Per Share WESTPORT, Conn. -- Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (NasdaqGS: PCAP) ("Patriot Capital Funding" or the "Company"), a specialty finance company providing flexible financing solutions to small- to mid-sized companies primarily in transactions initiated by private equity sponsors, today announced results...

Articles 2008-11-07

Private equity flocking to Africa; The growth of private equity funds in Africa is now on a par with Latin America and Russia and is expected to triple in size over the medium term, making it the fastest-growing asset class. Why has Africa suddenly become a magnet for international funds?

The credit crunch and global asset repricing in Western markets have led yield-hungry investors further afield for higher returns and diversification. Look no further than sub-Saharan Africa SSA, which exhibits low correlation to other emerging and developed markets. The brave could profit handsomely. "Africa is the largest and most exciting...

Articles 2008-11-01

Icicle Seafoods buys new boat

Icicle Seafoods, a seafood harvesting and processing company with facilities in Bellingham, purchased the 315-foot processing vessel M/V Stellar Sea last month. "We are very excited to announce the addition of the M/V Stellar Sea to Icicle," said Don Giles, Icicle's Chief executive officer, in a press release....

Articles 2008-11-01

Canyon Bancorp Raises Capital

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Canyon Bancorp (OTCBB: CYBA) announced that on October 28 the Company raised $3.93 million through the sale of 413,691 shares in a private placement of its common stock at a purchase price of $9.50 per share to directors, executive officers and its principal shareholder, the Agua...

Articles 2008-10-31

Blackstone Announces Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call for the Media

NEW YORK -- The Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE:BX), announced today that it will host a 9:30 am EST conference call for the media on Thursday, November 6, 2008 on its third quarter 2008 earnings results. The conference call can be accessed by dialing +1 866-814-8483 (U.S. domestic) or...

Articles 2008-10-29

Schroders profit falls as more investors exit

Business in brief FINANCIAL Schroders, the fund manager, suffered falling profits and a retail investor exodus from its asset management business in the third quarter. Pre-tax profits fell from 98.1m to 78m as the company took a 1.7m loss at its private equity business. Assets under...

Articles 2008-10-29

VenGrowth I Fund to be Capped to New Investments

VenGrowth Asset Management Inc. and its affiliates ("VenGrowth") today announced that The VenGrowth Investment Fund Inc. ("VenGrowth I Fund") will be capped to new investments from existing investors. The last date it will accept subscriptions from eligible investors is November 28, 2008. Launched in 1995, VenGrowth I Fund was closed...

Articles 2008-10-17

Vicente Capital Partners Raises $150 Million for Investments in Businesses Across North America Poised for Growth

Vicente Capital Partners today announcedthat it has successfully raised $150 million for its Growth Equity Fund andis actively pursuing investment opportunities with businesses poised forgrowth. Vicente Capital Partners is a new Los Angeles-based investmentfirm established by a senior team of private equity investors with morethan 35 years of combined...

Articles 2008-10-15

Intellian Capital Advisors to Launch $20 Million Bridge Fund for Undercapitalized Companies

Intellian Capital Advisors, LLC, a fullservice merchant banking firm, announced the formation of a bridge fund toassist companies that are undercapitalized and require working capital. Theturmoil in our global financial markets has caused a systematic change inthe financial community, where access to additional liquidity is necessaryfor continued corporate growth. As...

Articles 2008-10-08

Correction to Information Statement: Bancolombia S.A. Announces the Transfer of Assets to Colombia Inmobiliaria

MEDELLIN, Colombia, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This correction to the Information Statement, dated October 6, 2008, corrects an inadvertent error in the approximate value of the 38 real estate properties transferred to "Colombia Inmobiliaria". The corrected information statement is as follows: On October 3, 2008, Bancolombia S.A....

Articles 2008-10-07