en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Private equity-owned fund manager Gartmore GRTMO plans to list in London in a move which could kick-off a much-touted run of initial public offerings among companies owned by cash-hungry buyout firms.Gartmore, which was bought out by management in 2006 backed by...]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:02:50 -0800 C MS C,MS Reuters) - 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...]]> Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:15:07 -0800 C C Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:22:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Liberty Global LBTYA, the international cable operator controlled by John Malone, has agreed to buy Unitymedia from a private equity group for $3 billion (1.8 billion pounds) in its first German acquisition.The sale of Germany's second-biggest cable network by a shareholder...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:15:38 -0800 BX GS MS VOD BX,GS,MS,VOD Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is finalizing a roughly 100 billion yen ($1.1 billion) deal to buy Japanese telemarketer Bellsystem24 from Citigroup Inc C, three sources familiar with the matter said.It would be the largest buyout by a foreign...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:00:29 -0800 BX C BX,C Reuters UK) - Private equity firm 3i Group said asset values increased just 2 percent in the first half of its financial year as the real economy failed to keep up with rebounding stock markets.Its shares were 6.5 percent lower, leading the list of UK blue-chip fallers,...]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:00:19 -0800 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:03:23 -0800 Reuters) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman NOC has agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to two buyout firms, General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR, for $1.65 billion, the companies said on Sunday.The deal is the latest in a...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:15:23 -0800 RX NOC RX,NOC Reuters) - Defense contractor Northrop Grumman NOC has agreed to sell its TASC consulting unit to two buyout firms, General Atlantic and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co KKR, for $1.65 billion, the companies said on Sunday.The deal is the latest in a spate of buyouts, as...]]> Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:00:24 -0800 RX NOC RX,NOC Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Group LP BX posted a forecast-beating quarterly profit on Friday and said it is gearing up for more deals and IPOs as the lending and equity markets recover.The company, which has immense real estate and private equity assets, has stepped...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:32 -0800 ABI BX FIG RX ABI,BX,FIG,RX Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:28:02 -0700 BX HLT BX,HLT Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:39:20 -0700 GOOG GOOG Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:40:57 -0700 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:09:59 -0700 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:00:36 -0700 Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:59:11 -0700 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:55:23 -0700 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:30:57 -0700 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:35:38 -0700