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KKR's Mid East MD head said joining Barclays
Makram Azar, a Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. MD heading the firm’s Middle East and North Africa operations, has reportedly been poached by Barclays Capital to be its head of investment banking for the region.
Tenet backs out of Healthscope, citing disclosure
US hospitals group Tenet Healthcare Corp. has announced its withdrawal from bidding for Australian hospitals and pathology business Healthscope Ltd., leaving the two rival private equity consortia - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and CVC Capital Partners...
Tenet could be out for Healthscope
US hospitals group Tenet Healthcare Corp. may withdraw from bidding for Australian hospitals and pathology business Healthscope Ltd., leaving competition for the A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion) deal to the two rival private equity consortia of Kohlberg...
CVC said joining KKR Healthscope bid
CVC Capital Partners may be joining Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in its A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion) bid for Australia's Healthscope Ltd., in contention against a consortium of the Carlyle Group and TPG Capital, as well as Dallas-headquartered US strategic...
KKR, others cited for Healthscope
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and an unnamed strategic bidder have been cited as the latest contenders for Australia's Healthscope Ltd., entering bids of around A$1.84 billion ($1.56 billion), marginally above the A$1.8 billion ($1.5 billion) already...
KKR may invest India's Emcure
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. may be on the point of committing around $50 million into India's Emcure Pharmaceuticals, which until recently was also in discussions with the Blackstone Group, according to Indian sources.
CSRC review of MS CICC stake sale begins
Morgan Stanley has begun the formal application process to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for the sale of its 34.3% stake in PRC investment bank China International Capital Corp. (CICC).
Goldman Sachs close to Taikang win
A consortium led by Goldman Sachs is close to finalizing negotiations for the 15.6% stake in the PRC's Taikang Life Insurance Corp. owned by France’s insurance giant AXA, for about $1 billion.
Keeping LPs happy
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KKR solidifies India cement with Dalmia
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has agreed an investment of around INR750 crore ($164 million) into Dalmia Cement (Bharat), for a c.20% stake in unlisted subsidiary Avnija, which will house the group's cement manufacturing capacity to create India's largest...
CVC fastens Acument Asian assets deal
CVC Capital Partners has won an auction against Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Unitas Capital for the Asian assets of fastener manufacturer Acument Global Technologies, estimated at around $300 million.
OB refinancing, IPO on cards
Several banks have submitted unsolicited proposals for the refinancing of the $1 billion five-year leverage loan that underwrote Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Affinity Equity Partners' $1.8 billion buyout of Korea's Oriental Brewery in 2009, amid talk of...
PEP, CHAMP in Loscam second round?
CHAMP Private Equity and Pacific Equity Partners have been instanced as potential buyers in a second bidding round for the putative A$500-700 million ($460-640 million) sale of Affinity Equity Partners Australian investee Loscam.
Taizinai puts China risk on show
The deteriorating situation around Hunan Taizinai Group, a PRC dairy company now in provisional liquidation with RMB3 billion ($440 million) in debt, is turning into quite a lesson on the risks of emerging markets investing, particularly in China.
HKMA new alternatives tilt, KKR investment revealed
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's de facto central bank and manager of the territory's c.$1.5 trillion Exchange Fund, will invest more into private equity and hedge funds, having already committed to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and other...
KKR after Firstsource
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co is seeking a stake of up to 68% in Indian BPO player Firstsource Solutions from existing investors, in a deal that could fetch up to $250 million.
Citi's Sen cancels move to KKR
Abhijit Sen, CFO and CAO of Citi India, has apparently decided to stay at his post, after announcements earlier this month that he was moving to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts India as its new local CFO.
New Silk joins Coffee Day party
New Silk Route Partners has joined Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. as an investor in VG Siddhartha holding company Coffee Day Group, adding $75 million to bring total private equity fundraising to $200 million....
Robinson said quitting Citi
According to media reports, Mark Robinson, current head of South Asia for Citigroup, has left for a new position at ANZ Banking Group, potentially handing over to Pramit Jhaveri, current Head of Global Banking in India and Vice Chairman of Asia Investment...
Japanese private equity: Mount Fuji rumbles?
Maya Ando, AVCJ Japan Editor, delivers an update from the Japan market
Coffee Day likely to deliver cuppa jo for KKR
Following earlier reports of potential investment by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in Indian company Coffee Day Resorts, which owns the popular coffee chain Café Coffee Day, a consortium led by New York-based now looks likely to invest up to INR10 billion...
KKR India recruits Sen from Citi
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. has reportedly recruited Abhijit Sen, formerly CFO and CAO of Citi in India, as its new CFO for KKR India.
Fresh Coffee Day funding reports continue
Indian media are continuing to report that VG Siddhartha-backed holding group Coffee Day Holdings is about to receive funding of around $75 million, purportedly from Standard Chartered Private Equity Ltd. (SCPEL), with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and...
Mystery buyer for Morgan Stanley CICC stake
China International Capital Corp. (CICC) chairman Li Jiange said publicly that his bank's longterm investor Morgan Stanley had finally fixed a buyer for its 34.3% CICC stake - but he declined to say who.