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The Blackstone Group, L.P. (NYSE: BX) posted results that show a turn for the better in private equity is either afoot or much closer than before. It said that its economic net income was a loss of...
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Insider trading has a new face. Credit default swaps, long one of the least understood and least regulated sets of financial instruments can be used for insider trading in a similar manner to stocks,...
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The Financial Times is reporting that Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC) may each need to raise over $10 billion. If that is true, to get money in the capital markets and not from the...
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The venture capital community has made a self-serving request of the federal government, but is may not be entirely without merit. The industry’s trade association “called for lower taxes and...
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What will hedge funds do if large governments start to regulate their activities, tax them at higher rates, and make them disclose their holdings? Places like New York City, Greenwich, and London may...
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If the economy is going to keep getting worse, why shouldn’t hedge funds, where managers can make millions of dollars a year, share in the suffering? It actually looks like they may. According...
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Since AIG (AIG) is handing out money to anyone it can find, why not give some cash to hedge funds to help them show profits and potentially make their partners millions of dollars. According to The...
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American Apparel, Inc. (NYSE Alternext: APP) has confirmed reports of an outside private equity investment. The retail apparel player got $80 million with Lion Capital LLP. This should satisfy...
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Palm, Inc. (NASDAQ: PALM) stock is indicated lower on word from the company that it is exercising its right to re-market approximately 18.5 million common shares underlying 49% of the units of Series...
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Nova Chemicals Corp. (NYSE: NCX) is the largest percentage winner on the NYSE today. It is up about 300%. Yep 300… The company is being acquired in a deal involving the Middle East. Does...
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Beacon Power Corporation (NASDAQ:BCON) is developing a patented flywheel energy storage product, and the going is getting tough. The company today announced an $18 million investment from a private...
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If you have used Twitter you either love it or can’t wait to get off it. Social networking meets micro-blogging. The company just closed on another round of funding, although it basically swears...
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Third Wave Acquisition Corp. has just filed with the SEC to withdraw it proposed inital public offering. You can probably guess why: In light of current market conditions. Smart Investors Are...
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This may be far from a super-merger and may be far from a return or thrust from private equity. But it is a deal in the drug and research sector. PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDGI)...
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If you are not familiar with the name Kingdom Holding Co., you may know its owner by the name of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. He has been a very visible investor in many companies including...
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