CORRECTION: Vistria Group Launched with US$500 Million Fund

The Vistria Group was launched with a fundraising target of US$500 million. (Photo : Reuters)The image is President Barack Obama shooting a few hoops. (Correction: Removes the reference to Secretary Penny Pritzker, which was erroneously referred to as one of the founders of the Vistria Group.


NY Lawsuit against Sprint Nextel for Tax Fraud Charges Underway

Sprint Nextel face lawsuit for tax fraud in the state of New York (Photo : Reuters)The image is the facade of a Sprint store. Sprint Nextel is currently facing a lawsuit in the State of New York for charges that the telecoms company did not collect or pay millions of dollars worth of taxes for its cellular phone service.

NVCA Reports Strong 2nd Quarter for Venture Backed IPOs

Compared to the first quarter, 21 IPOs were backed by venture capitalists amounting to US$717 billion.

Private Equity Insurance Deals Stalled by Probe

Private equity insurance deals stalled by authorities' probe. The sale of private equity insurance encountered a road block as regulators decided to review these transactions.


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Delivery Hero raised $30 million from series D financing. Berlin-based Delivery Hero announced receipt of $30 million worth of Series D financing. The Series D financing was led by Phenomen Ventures and included its other existing investors.
Altair Semiconductors raised $25 million from its recent fundraising activity. Israel's Altair Semiconductor, provider of LTE chipsets, closed $25 million in funding.
American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT buys property worth US$220.3 million from SL Green Realty Corp.
Morgan Stanley had raised US$770 million fund to participate in the secondary market investments. (Photo : REUTERS)Morgan Stanley will shift the way advisers in its wealth management business are paid next year, cutting bonuses tied to the amount of revenue they bring in and rewarding them instead for growing assets and loans.
Z Capital Partners acquired sole ownership of Famous Brands when it bought the minority shares from The Carlyle Group.
Rainbow Chicken increases its shareholdings in Foodcorp to 88.1% through an additional purchase of 23.9% share.
Aqua America spends a little over US$12 million for seven different acquisitions for its portfolio.
Icahn was able to finalize US$5.2 billion in loan commitments as it continues on its quest to acquire Dell from privatization.
Steinway Musical Instruments is sold for $438 million to an affiliate of Kohlberg & Company. (Photo : Reuters)Steinway Musical Instruments is sold to Kohlberg & Company for $438 million.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin denies any takeover plans for PKN Orlen of Poland and Bashneft of Russia. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the Russian signage for Rosneft.