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PE Portfolios Take Center Stage

Private equity firms are taking strong measures to improve the operations and performance of their portfolio companies, according to a survey conducted by McGladrey Capital Markets.

FDIC's Failed-Bank Bid Plan Blasted

A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to place new restrictions on private equity firms seeking to buy failed banks is facing strong opposition from fellow bank regulators and could temporarily freeze all private equity activity in bank acquisitions.

Assured Cements Hold On Monoline Industry

Assured Guaranty Ltd. completed its $822.1 million purchase of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. yesterday, creating a dominant bond insurer in a decimated industry.

PE Funds Raised $76B In 2Q

Private equity fundraising improved somewhat over the second quarter as 82 buyout funds drew $76.2 billion in new commitments, according to Preqin.

Burkle Bets On Iceland

Ron Burkle is betting that the worst of Iceland’s economic troubles are behind the embattled Nordic island.

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Eyes On The Prize

To many, the deal market may seem a modern take on Samuel Beckett's 'Waiting for Godot.' Buyers and sellers continually wait for a sign that business has stabilized. For the deal community, the identity of Godot may as well be 'visibility,' and in its absence, few have any solutions other than to merely wait.

If At First You Don't Succeed...

Eighteen months ago, few sellers in the midst of a sales process would put much thought into a possible 'Plan B.' If a deal fell through, advisers could merely go to the next bidder in line and forfeit little in the way of a premium. However, these days if one buyer bails, it's possible, or even likely, that no one else is waiting in line to pick up the pieces.

Plenty of Qatalysts For Tech

Qatalyst Group's newest partner, Ian MacLeod, talks to IDD about consolidation in the technology sector.

Carlyle Adviser Joins Morgan

James Hance Jr., the former chief financial officer at Bank of America and currently a Carlyle Group senior adviser, will join Morgan Stanley's board of directors next month. Hance, whoretired as B of A's financial chief in 2005, will join Morgan Stanley in July, the company said.

Lights, Camera ... Inaction!

With estimated attendance off as much as 30%, there was plenty for filmmakers to grouse about at the Cannes Film Festival this spring. Amid the celebrities and paparazzi, entertainment executives decried the lack of funding that will make otherwise viable pictures likely cinematic flops.

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