VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Apollo Global Management LLC would raise US$6.8 billion in its first stage of assets raising for its leveraged-buyout fund.

On Monday, sources said that Apollo is in discussion with investment banks for the IPO of its gas and oil company, EP Energy LLC.

An investigation by New York's top prosecutor into whether a group of private equity firms used a fee arrangement to dodge taxes may be undermined by the state's own public pension fund.

Apollo Global Management LLC-backed Berry Plastics Group Inc expects to sell 29.4 million shares in its initial public offering.

A number of bidders have emerged for the coating resins business of Cytec Industries Inc that could raise up to $1.3 billion.

Private equity firms American Securities LLC and Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N), and Linamar Corp (LNR.TO), have submitted bids for U.S. auto parts supplier Metaldyne.

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