Greg Roumeliotis
Blackstone Group LP Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman took home $690 million in 2014, more than any other private equity executive, as his firm and the wider industry benefited from the favorable conditions for cashing out on investments.
Carlyle Group LP paid its co-president who was hired last year from JPMorgan Chase & Co $31.2 million in 2014, a higher compensation than many veterans received at the private equity firm, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday.
Private equity firm Onex Corp is looking to sell Sitel Worldwide Corp in a deal that could value one of the world's largest call center operators at close to $1 billion, including debt, Reuters News reported.
Thoma Bravo LLC, the private equity firm behind some of the technology sector’s largest leveraged buyouts, is seeking more money from investors for deals, less than a year after it raised a $3.65 billion fund, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Big private equity deals have fallen through or had to be reworked in recent weeks because many banks, under U.S. regulatory pressure to reduce their risk-taking, are no longer willing to provide as much debt as their clients want, Reuters News reported.
Private equity firm Bain Capital LLC is exploring a sale of Air Medical Group Holdings Inc in a deal that could value the U.S. helicopter ambulance company at around $2 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters News.
Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N) said on Thursday its 2014 fourth-quarter profit fell by 79 percent, more than most analysts expected, as a big drop in crude oil prices weighed on the value of its private equity and credit assets, Reuters News reported.
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N: Quote, Profile,Research, Stock Buzz) is exploring a sale or initial public offering of Great Wolf Resorts Inc, the largest U.S. operator of indoor water parks, sources told Reuters News.
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC (APO.N: Quote, Profile,Research, Stock Buzz) is in advanced talks to acquire Protection 1 in a deal that could value the U.S. home security company at close to $1.5 billion, including debt, sources told Reuters News.
Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), the world's largest alternative asset manager, is raising its first energy-focused credit fund, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest sign that private equity firms are seeing investment opportunities among distressed energy assets.