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Private equity firm Carlyle Group said its $1.4 billion infrastructure fund agreed to buy U.S. power plant developer Cogentrix Energy LLC from Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

The $83 billion State of Wisconsin Investment Board last month sold $1 billion worth of funds.

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC said on Tuesday it had sued asset manager TCW Group Inc over the latter's takeover by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP.

Chemring Group Plc (CHG.L) said it had received a preliminary expression of interest from private equity firm Carlyle Group.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group LP will form a partnership with the management of Getty Images to buy Getty Images Inc from Hellman & Friedman for $3.3 billion.

U.S. buyout fund Carlyle Group (CG.O) said on Wednesday it has acquired a 13.5 percent stake in Meinian Onehealth Healthcare Group Co Ltd.

Carlyle Group LP swung to a second-quarter loss as the value of its fund assets dropped.

Funds are increasingly moving away from their traditional exit route of listing mainland assets in stock markets.

Australian equipment hire company Coates Hire is considering an IPO to raise up to A$800 million ($821 million) to help repay debts, sources said.

Private equity firms Carlyle Group LP (CG.O) and BC Partners Ltd have joined forces and are in advanced talks to buy United Technologies Corp's (UTX.N) industrial businesses.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies.

Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) has agreed to invest up to $800 million in Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is seeking a buyer for the automotive operations of diversified industrial manufacturer Sequa Corp.

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S., Canadian and Asian companies.

News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 6.