Private equity fund Carlyle has no plans for now to try and sell its stake in Taiwan's Ta Chong Bank again as the timing is not good in a tough global market.

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Workday Inc has filed confidentially for an initial public offering Workday Inc has filed confidentially for an initial public offering, several sources told Reuters, putting the Silicon Valley business software company on track for the largest market debut since Facebook Inc's (FB.

Global private equity funds, including Blackstone Group L.P. and KKR, have held early talks with Chinese authorities on a new wave of renminbi funds which could dramatically improve their chances to win deals in China.

British buyout group Charterhouse has agreed to buy German industrial safety tools producer Bartec from private equity investor Capvis.

Investcorp said on Tuesday its private equity fund bought a 30 percent stake in Turkish menswear retailer Orka Group.

Vivendi's Universal Music Group will offer to sell three music labels belonging to takeover target EMI in a bid to ease EU regulatory concerns about the $1.9 billion deal.

The owners of Russia's Nomos Bank (NMOS.MM) (NMOSq.L) and Otkritie Bank are in talks to merge their businesses in a deal that would create the country's second-largest private lender by assets.

Funds managed by CapMan have sold their holding in Ascade Holding AB (Ascade) to CSG Systems International.

Israeli high-tech firms raised $453 million in venture capital in the second quarter, down 6 percent from the first quarter.