Private equity

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  Blackstone chief calls private equity 'a force for good'

  One of private equity's leading exponents delivered a robust defence of the under-fire industry today, insisting it was a force for global good

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  Organic success story gets private equity boost

  The founder of organic food delivery company Abel & Cole is set for a multimillion pound windfall after offloading part of his business to private equity investors

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• Natural resources fund to float on Aim

  Dec 3 2007:

  A private equity fund focusing on Chinese and Indian natural resources is planning to float on the Aim market next week to offer investment opportunities in mining, forestry and renewables projects

• Bloomer leads Cerberus Rock bid

  Dec 2 2007:

  Jonathan Bloomer, former boss of British insurance giant Prudential, is spearheading a bid for Northern Rock from US private equity group Cerberus. Richard Wachman reports

• Rival tries to derail Northern Rock bid

  Nov 30 2007:

  JC Flowers, the US private equity firm, made a last-ditch bid today to wreck Sir Richard Branson's takeover of Northern Rock. By Phillip Inman

• Biffa approached again by private equity stalker

  Nov 30 2007:

  Biffa, the operator of 30 landfill sites around Britain, has received a second possible takeover approach from the private equity firms that originally started to stalk it in late summer

• Private equity is the workers' friend, CBI told

  Nov 27 2007:

  One of private equity's leading exponents yesterday delivered a robust defence of the under-fire industry, insisting it was a force for global good

• Walker has further to go down the pay road

  Nov 25 2007:

  Ruth Sunderland: It might seem as though Sir David Walker's report on private equity has missed its moment, but it is still relevant

• Has Sir David tamed the tycoons?

  Nov 25 2007:

  The city grandee is in fighting form defending his private equity review from attacks by both sides. Ruth Sunderland met him

• Limit buyout groups' access to debt, urge European MPs

  Nov 23 2007:

  Governments and regulators should consider setting limits to the amount of debt private equity and hedge funds can raise for company buyouts, European socialist leaders said yesterday

• Unions condemn voluntary code plan for private equity

  Nov 20 2007:

  
  · Walker wants transparency without legislation
  · Proposal would be madness, says GMB boss

• Private equity code 'does not go far enough'

  Nov 20 2007: The much anticipated report into the code of conduct for private equity firms, released today, has been criticised by politicians and unions for not going far enough

• An establishment banker

  Nov 20 2007:

  Profile: Sir David Walker is a City banker of considerable pedigree, as the former chairman of Morgan Stanley's international operations. He has held a number of senior posts in a 46-year career that has included periods at the Treasury and the Bank of England

• Private equity firm 3i pays £60m for Agent Provocateur

  Nov 16 2007:

  The founders of the raunchy underwear brand Agent Provocateur are to share nearly £60m after selling the business to a private equity group

• Blackstone warns of 'deeper, darker' mortgage black hole

  Nov 13 2007:

  
  · More Wall Street firms hit by credit problems
  · Private equity group sees profit in the wreckage

• China links with Blackstone to wreck BHP's Rio takeover

  Nov 11 2007:

  Blackstone, the US private equity giant, could become involved in a plan by China to scupper a bid by mining giant BHP Billiton for rival Rio Tinto, according to a well-placed City source

• Private equity deals face collapse, says Moulton

  Nov 10 2007:

  
  · Debt laden private equity deals face collapse
  · Review of buyout firms to suggest voluntary code

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