PrivateEquity
Leveraged Buyout Trailblazer Ted Forstmann Dead at 71
8:45AM 11/22/2011
Theodore J. "Ted" Forstmann died on Sunday from complications related to brain cancer. The private equity pioneer's firm, Forstmann Little & Co., was one of the first to engage in leveraged buyouts -- using borrowed money to buy companies.
Apollo in Talks to Purchase Regis Corp.
7:42AM 12/03/2010
Private equity company Apollo Management is in discussions to buy Regis Corp. (RGS), a Minneapolis company that runs more than 12,000 hair salons, The New York Post said.
The discussions are not yet in their final stages and it is not certain the two parties will reach a deal, The New York Post...
Nielsen to Raise $2.01 Billion in IPO
8:02AM 8/17/2010
Company News, Technology, Investing, Media, Retail, Small Business
Nielsen, the world's largest TV and consumer measurement company, will raise as much as $2.01 billion in an IPO, more than the $1.75 billion it originally aimed for.
The company, which is owned by a group of six private equity firms, said in a regulatory filing Monday that it was upping the...
Eddie Bauer made its mark selling rugged apparel and outdoor gear, but it's having a hard time surviving this economic climate. Shortly after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. got a visit from a knight in shining armor: Private equity. CCMP Capital...
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