U.S. buyout fund Carlyle Group LP said on Thursday it has acquired 49 percent and effective control of China's Mandarin Hotel Holdings Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Charterhouse is close to selling French engineering group Fives to AXA Private Equity Charterhouse is close to selling French engineering group Fives to AXA Private Equity, people familiar with the deal said, potentially the second big sale for the British private equity firm in just one week.

British bid vehicle Tungsten Corporation will make a second attempt at floating on the London Stock Exchange in the autumn.

Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings TEM.UL is looking to acquire assets in Europe and plough more money into energy and commodities after doubling its exposure to the sector.

Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman LLC is pushing ahead with a $4 billion sale of Getty Images Inc.

One Equity Partners, JP Morgan Chase & Co's private investment arm, will buy technology services firm M*Modal for about $1.1 billion in cash.

Australian regulators are probing the withdrawn A$1.65 billion ($1.7 billion) takeover offer for David Jones by a little-known Britain-based firm.

Shareholders in South Korea's Hi-Mart Co Ltd (071840.KS) have rejected a request by private equity fund MBK Partners to extend its exclusive negotiating rights to a majority stake in the electronics retailer.

U.S. investment manager BlackRock (BLK.N) is buying Swiss Re's (SRENH.VX) European private equity arm

The subtext of JPMorgan's landmark deal to buy crude and sell gasoline for the largest oil refinery on the U.S. East Coast was barely disguised.