Latest Press Release on private equity

SinoCoking (SCOK) Closes $7 Million Private Placement
PINGDINGSHAN, Henan Province, China - SinoCoking Coal and Coke Chemical Industries, Inc. (OTCBB symbol: SCOK) (the “Company” or “SinoCoking”) announced today that it closed a $7 million private placement equity financing on February 5, 2010, involving 34 high net-wort

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Markstone Capital Reaches Resolution with New York Attorney General
NEW YORK, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Markstone Capital, a private equity firm based in Tel Aviv, is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with the New ...

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KKR Expands “Green” Program and Builds Internal Resources for Responsible Investment
NEW YORK - Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (together with its affiliates, KKR) today announced a significant expansion of its Green Portfolio Program beyond the United States and now covering approximately twenty percent of KKR’s global private equity portfolio. KKR also announc

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Renato (Renny) DiPentima Joins Providence as a Senior Adviser
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Providence Equity Partners, the leading global private equity investment firm specializing in media, entertainment, communications and information services companies, announced today that Renato (Renny) A. DiPentima, former President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Dire

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Polachi Survey Finds 72% of Tech CEOs Plan to Hire in 2010
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - Polachi Inc., the leading provider of Access Executive Search™ services to technology, clean tech, venture capital and private equity clients, today issued the results of an online survey around hiring in 2010. The survey, which polled a total of 155 CEOs at

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Jefferies Hires Magnus Christensson as European Head of Fund Placement Group
LONDON & NEW YORK - Jefferies announced today the hiring of Magnus Christensson as a Managing Director and European Head of the firm’s Fund Placement Group based in London. He joins Jefferies from Atlantic-Pacific Capital and has more than 12 years of private equity fundraising exp

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Most Active Financial Stocks Gainers (NYSE: C, BAC, GS)
(EMAILWIRE.COM, February 03, 2010 ) Dallas, Tx - Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) climbed 2.10% to $3.41 on 334.24 million shares after Dow Jones reported that Citigroup Inc. intends to sell or split off its $10 billion Citi Private Equity unit. The unit, ma..

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Linden Acquires Hycor Biomedical Business from Agilent Technologies
CHICAGO & SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Linden LLC, a Chicago-based healthcare private equity firm, today announced it has acquired Hycor Biomedical Inc. from Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A). Hycor develops, manufactures and markets in vitro diagnostic products for the global allergy, autoimmune a

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CPP Investment Board to Commit Additional $400 Million to the Canadian Private Equity and Venture Capital Market
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- 02/03/10 -- CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) and Northleaf Capital Partners announced today that CPPIB has committed an additional $400 million to the Canadian private equity and venture capital market. The funds will be committed t..

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Alterity Utilizing Benefit Informatics Solutions to Analyze Employee Benefit Procurement Options for Private Equity Clients
TULSA, Okla. - Rising employee benefit costs are a concern for every business. Private equity firms and their portfolio companies are constantly challenged to create value for investors while controlling benefit expenses. A holistic approach combining benefits procurement, employee health an

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The March Group: Mangrove Equity Partners Acquires Canadian Manufacturer
CORAL SPRINGS, FL -- 02/03/10 -- The March Group (TMG), a leading, private mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specializing in the sale of middle-market businesses, announced today that Mangrove Equity Partners, LLC acquired a majority stake in ..

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Investors Shift Away From Financial Leverage
BARCELONA, SPAIN -- 02/04/10 -- Private-equity firms will survive only if they create business value through their companies' operational performance, as investors demonstrate that they will not invest in firms focused on value creation through fi..

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New Online Community for Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry
BRUSSELS, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- - http://www.realeconomyfuel.eu A new website goes live today that provides a forum for a much-needed debate around the role of private equity and venture capital in t...

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InSite Wireless Group Receives Funding from Catalyst Investors
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - InSite Wireless Group, LLC, owner, operator and manager of wireless communication tower site facilities and distributed antenna systems (“DAS”), today announced that it has received funding from Catalyst Investors, a New York-based growth private equity firm. In

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Woodbridge Group Closes Sale of EMSI to Tregaron Capital
NEW HAVEN, CT -- 02/04/10 -- Woodbridge Group is pleased to announce the sale of its client, Idaho-based Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. (EMSI) to Tregaron Capital, a Palo Alto-based private equity firm. EMSI is a leading supplier of user-frien..

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Genesis Energy General Partner Acquired by Quintana Capital Group
HOUSTON - Genesis Energy, L.P. (AMEX: GEL) today announces that Quintana Capital Group (“Quintana”), an energy-focused private-equity firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, has completed its transaction with Denbury Resources Inc. (“Denbury”; NYSE: DNR) to acquire all

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