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Kellogg Pays $2.7bn for Pringles
February 16th, 2012
READ MOREPringles is a brand of potato and wheat-based snacks originally developed by Procter & Gamble. Its products are sold in more than 140 countries and have yearly sales of more than US $1 billion, according to Wikipedia. In 2011 P&G …
Companies don’t Live Forever
January 20th, 2012
READ MOREIn an insightful article published yesterday in BBC News, New York-based journalist Kim Gittelson asks a question: “Can a company live forever? According to the text the average lifespan of companies listed in the S & P 500 index, that …
Kodak Prepares for Bankruptcy
January 6th, 2012
READ MOREKodak, the emblematic photography company, has suffered heavily from photography’s transition from film to digital. In the last quarter of 2011 it warned that it could run out of cash if it failed to borrow money, raise additional capital or …
3i Buys Minority Stake in Brazil
December 21st, 2011
READ MOREBrazil economy keeps attracting foreign investors. The UK based company 3i, an international investor focusing on Private Equity, Infrastructure and Debt Management, agreed to buy a minority stake for US $55 million dollars in Blue Interactive Group, a relevant broadband …
Saudi Prince Invests in Twitter
December 20th, 2011
READ MOREThe famous social network and microblogging site has a new investor. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal informed on Monday that his private equity firm Kingdom Holding Company will purchase a US $ 300 million stake in Twitter. According to him, …
Private Equity Can Save Europe
December 12th, 2011
READ MOREOlivier Sarkozy, half-brother of the French president Nicolas Sarkozy, is the managing director of the Carlyle Group’s global financial services division. In an interview with The Australian, in his first visit to that country, he assured that the re-emerging private …
BR Partners Buy Banco Seguro
December 2nd, 2011
READ MOREBR Partners is a Brazilian investment firm founded by Ricardo Lacerda, former head of Citigroup’s Inc. investment banking unit and former executives of Goldman Sachs group. In the last week of November the company decided to buy Banco Porto Seguro …
Private Equity Still Strong
December 1st, 2011
READ MOREThere is a widespread pessimism about the global economic situation. Nevertheless, according to a note published by AltAssets, almost a quarter of private equity investors believe that private equity is becoming more attractive in a context of growing market volatility. …
Finding Alpha 2.0
November 28th, 2011
READ MOREIn 2010 Goldin Capital Partners and the École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris conducted an exhaustive study on the Alpha of Private Equity: “Finding Alpha 1.0”. In its new version “Finding Alpha 2.0” recently issued, experts have updated the …
Canadian Venture Investment Grows 51%
November 25th, 2011
READ MOREVenture investment offers one of the best global perspectives. In the third quarter of 2011 venture capital made gains in Canada. According to Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA) Canadian VCs investment totaled US $379 million in July …