Reuters: Private Equity

UPDATE 1-Investcorp H1 profit slumps 90 pct on hedge fund woes

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:38:09 -0500

DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Alternative investment manager Investcorp reported a 90-percent drop in half-year profits on Monday, hit by declining hedge fund revenues.

Asia Private Equity Weekly News, February 13, 2012

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:01:37 -0500

HONG KONG, February 13 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the Lunar New Year and the week ending Feb. 10.

Bahrain's Investcorp says H1 FY 2011/12 net profit down to $5.3 mln

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:05:51 -0500

DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bahrain-based alternative investment manager Investcorp said on Monday it made a net profit of $5.3 million in the first half of fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2011, taking a...

Private equity owner looking to sell Ducati - FT

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:37:53 -0500

LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Italian private-equity owner of Ducati is looking to sell the motorbike brand for up to 1 billion pounds ($1.6 billion), three times its initial investment, the...

Vodafone eyes C&W Worldwide bid - paper

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:13:49 -0500

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - British mobile phone operator Vodafone is considering a 700 million pound ($1.10 billion) bid for Cable & Wireless Worldwide although no offer is imminent, the Sunday...

SEC looks into private equity industry practices -WSJ

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:23:17 -0500

Feb 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry into how the private equity industry values its investments, how those investments are marketed, and other...

UPDATE 1-DuPont starts unit auction, may fetch $4 bln-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:21:37 -0500

NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Chemical maker DuPont has started the auction of its car paint business, which could bring in more than $4 billion and has drawn early interest from a number of private...

Canadian ETF assets rise in January

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:01:13 -0500

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Assets managed in Canadian exchange traded funds rose by 6.4 percent to C$45.3 billion ($45.3 billion) in January as financial market growth and net inflows into both fixed-income...

Travelodge plugs funding hole-sources

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:25:10 -0500

* Lenders hand Travelodge 10 mln pound extra funds-sources

UPDATE 4-Canada Pension eyes Europe for fresh asset buys

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:10:41 -0500

* CPPIB to seek out assets put up for sale by Europe banks