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		<title><![CDATA[Citi to Sell Bellsystem Stake to Bain For $1 Billion]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Citigroup Inc said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its stake in Japanese telemarketer Bellsystem24 to U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital for 93.5 billion yen ($1 billion).Bain has been widely expected to buy Bellsystem24 after securing exclusive negotiation rights earlier this month.Sources had told Reuters...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:15:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Talecris IPO Gives Cerberus Much-Needed Happy Ending]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The $950 million initial public offering priced by Talecris Biotherapeutics last week was good for a lot of people -- perhaps none more than private equity firm Cerberus Partners, which was desperately in need of a happy ending. by Trista Morrison]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:40:57 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private Equity Firms About To Gear Up The Small Banking Sector]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Private equity firms look as if they are about to get some sweet concessions from the FDIC when it comes to buying small banks. That will create a much more leveraged regional financial environment. by Daniel M. Harrison]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:19:30 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Under New Ownership, San Diego Union-Tribune Lays Off 200]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The San Diego Union-Tribune has laid off 200 of its employees, a source tells us. The mass layoffs come five months after private equity firm Platinum Equity purchased the paper.More to come.									Related					PE Firm Platinum Equity To Buy San Diego Union-Tribune by Joseph Tartakoff]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:49:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CIT Group In Talks With Private Equity Firms, While Regulators Offer Little Help]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CIT Group says that private equity firms are interested in talking to the lender about giving it up to $3 billion, but it's a matter of getting the deal past regulators first. by Daniel M. Harrison]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:52:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LEHMAN BROTHERS BUY INTO CHAOWEI POWER]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services   04-02-2008   Lehman Brothers Buy into Chaowei Power   CHANGXING, Apr 02, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Private equity firm Lehman Brothers and Chinese investment company Chang'an Capital are said to have jointly invested a total of US AsiaInfo Services   04-02-2008 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LEHMAN BROTHERS BUY INTO CHAOWEI POWER]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services   04-01-2008   Lehman Brothers Buy into Chaowei Power   CHANGXING, Apr 01, 2008 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Private equity firm Lehman Brothers and Chinese investment company Chang'an Capital are said to have jointly invested a total of US AsiaInfo Services   04-01-2008 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ORSYP Completes Management Buyout (MBO) With Private Equity Firm Argos Soditic to Accelerate its Quest to Go Global.(Company overview)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --     ORSYP, worldwide provider of  enterprise job scheduling solutions and IT Services, today announced  that it has completed a Management Buyout MBO with the European  private equity firm Argos Soditic. This announce  PARIS, January 14 /PRNewswire/ -- ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Following Blackstone's lead looks tough for firm's peers; Private equity outfit's buyout sets tempting target, but industry woes, backlash rise.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5254/is_200706/ai_n20238784]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Aaron Elstein    Last week, private equity firm Blackstone Group scored the most  lucrative deal in its 22-year history, raising over $4 billion in a  wildly successful initial public offering of its own shares.    The deal, the largest IPO by a ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BNET Daily Dispatch: Sallie Mae, Ichan, Nokia and Cadbury]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/intercom/?p=140]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student-loan company, is  talking with private equity firms about a potential leveraged buyout. A LBO would be unusual for a financial company because it would require it to take on more debt, which can cut into the profit margins of a lender like Sallie...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Macaulay donates millions to CUNY.(Frontlines: Gift to now-eponymous college)(City University of New York)(City University of New York)(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200610/ai_n20436654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Arleen Jacobius    William E. Macaulay, chairman and CEO of private equity firm First  Reserve Corp., donated $30 million to his alma mater, City University of  New York, and on Sept.25 the CUNY board voted to name the school's  Honors College a  Byline:...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private equity: In the showroom; Cash-rich, opportunity-poor buyout and distressed debt firms are seen as prime suitors for troubled Ford Motor.(News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5266/is_200609/ai_n20436599]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Arleen Jacobius    DEARBORN, Mich. - Private equity firms flush with cash but short on  deals could be candidates to purchase troubled Ford Motor Co.    Plus, easy debt financing and growing fund sizes are making  heretofore unreachable large pu  Byline: Arleen...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Strategies Private Equity Firms Are Using to Enhance Returns]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=171746]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Facing high valuations, growing competition and mounting pressure from limited partners, private equity firms are seeking nontraditional strategies to achieve more predictable returns. For some, this has meant shifting exit preferences away from the initial public offering market, with an eye toward partnerships with strategic investors. For others, it has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private equity firms Advantage Partners and Bain Capital agree to buy MEI Conlux.(NEWS AT PRESS TIME)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb021/is_200604/ai_n18863762]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Advantage Partners, a private equity firm in Japan, and Bain  Capital, a private investment firm with a U.S. office in Boston, Mass.,  have entered into an agreement to acquire MEI Conlux from Mars, Inc.     Advantage Partners, a private equity firm in Japan, and Bain...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A consortium of private equity firms consisting of Bain Capital Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners have completed the acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Inc. from Pernod Ricard SA for $2.425 billion in cash.(Brief article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6537/is_200604/ai_n26363496]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A consortium of private equity firms consisting of Bain Capital  Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas H. Lee Partners have completed  the acquisition of Dunkin' Brands Inc. from Pernod ...  A consortium of private equity firms consisting of Bain Capital  Partners, The Carlyle Group and Thomas...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private equity firm KKR eyes stake in Flextronics Soft.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5936/is_200601/ai_n23945858]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Jan. 19--MUMBAI, India -- Legendary private equity firm Kohlberg  Kravis Roberts & Co KKR is believed to be conducting due diligence  for buying a stake in Flextronics Software Systems FSS, the software  arm of contract manufacturing major Flext  Jan. 19--MUMBAI, India -- Legendary private equity firm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HAIER, 2 PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS BID FOR MAYTAG]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5562/is_200506/ai_n22720102]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services    06-23-2005    Haier, 2 Private Equity Firms Bid for Maytag    QINGDAO, Jun 23, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Haier Group, together with two private equity firms, has submited a over USD 1.28 billion worth of counter-bid to Maytag Co ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Buyout Market Has Plenty of Debt, Dividends and Discontent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=171770]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Given the dismal reception of debt-laden, private-equity-backed initial public offerings in recent weeks and the absence of any high-yield dividend recaps since April 1, 2005, logical observers might wonder whether private equity firms now face a sea change in their ability to finance, and exit, leveraged buyouts. Will picky investors...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Partner Compensation: Aligning Partner Incentives and Firm Objectives]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=150170]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article focuses on the alignment of partner compensation with the objectives of a firm. It identifies a trend towards institution building in private equity firms. Leading private equity firms are interested in organizational performance as well as deal performance. Without discounting the vital importance of investment returns, some firm...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's Next? Succession in Private Equity Firms]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=150171]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article focuses on succession and the challenges of leadership transition in private equity firm. Firms that plan in advance will be well-positioned when leadership transitions occur. Succession cannot be thought of as a one-off event, but should be recognized as a recurring process that must be planned. This planning...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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