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US may fight Solyndra tax breaks in bankruptcy plan

The U.S. government is gearing up for a politically charged fight over Solyndra's bankruptcy plan.


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It's uncertain whether New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman's investigation of the private equity industry's tax practices will result in big financial settlements.

Obama ratchets up private equity program

The Obama administration has been ratcheting up its participation in the private equity market. The Obama administration has been ratcheting up its participation in the private equity market - even as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney comes under criticism for his private equity record at Bain Capital.

TCW sued by former unit over Carlyle deal

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC said on Tuesday it had sued asset manager TCW Group Inc over the latter's takeover by private equity firm Carlyle Group LP.


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Professional athletes, venture capitalists and technology experts will meet face-to-face to discuss new business opportunities.
A shipping company owned by the world's largest private equity firm filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday.
Sunoco Inc reached a tentative labor agreement with the members of the United Steel Workers union at its Philadelphia refinery late Tuesday.
Embattled U.S. truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp drew a line in the sand with activist investors on Wednesday by adopting a poison pill aimed at keeping outsiders from gaining a stake of 15 percent or more.
EU antitrust regulators are expected to set out their objections to Universal Music Group's $1.9 billion bid for rival EMI's recorded music unit in the coming days.
European Union competition regulators are set to put pressure on Vivendi's Universal Music to offer concessions in its bid to buy smaller rival EMI's recorded music business.
Trends in the middle market private equity marketplace will be discussed by a panel of experts from GE Capital, MidSpan Partners and Blackrock Kelso on May 31, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. at the Omni San Francisco Hotel.
Over the past few decades, the structure of the global economy has changed dramatically as unprecedented political and technological developments have made geographical distance increasingly irrelevant.