Private equity firm Patron Capital said it ended takeover talks with Goals Soccer Centres Plc and would not make an offer for the British operator of recreational football centres.

U.S. investors became major buyers of European commercial real estate in the first half of 2012. U. S. investors became major buyers of European commercial real estate in the first half of 2012, after years of being crowded out of that market, Real Capital Analytics reported on Wednesday.

Jeff Kindler, the former chief executive of Pfizer Inc, has joined venture capital firm Lux Capital as a partner.

Several private equity firms that have been approached to join in a buyout of Best Buy (BBY.N) are sitting on the fence

A group of investors that includes private equity fund Affinity Equity is buying a $1.1 billion stake in South Korea's unlisted Kyobo Life Insurance from Daewoo International Corp.

Pension funds and other institutional investors are now attacking the fees charged by the once-booming private equity industry.

Carlyle Group LP swung to a second-quarter loss as the value of its fund assets dropped. Carlyle Group LP (CG. O), the private equity firm that raised $671 million in an initial public offering in May, swung to a second-quarter loss as the value of its fund assets dropped, more than offsetting an increase in cash from fees.

Private equity firm Asia Alternatives said on Wednesday it has raised more than $1.5 billion in new funds to invest into fund managers across Asia.

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Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry (2317.TW) said it was in talks with Sharp Corp (6753.T) about buying a bigger stake in the struggling Japanese TV maker.