For the second time this month, Apax Partners has seen a major buyout offer collapse.
The investment arm of the World Bank is backing microlender Bandhan Financial Services even as controversy continues to surround the industry.
The Carlyle Group is setting its investment focus on mezzanine opportunities in the energy sector with the launch of a new fund.
The firm, led by Leon Black, invested about $23bn through the financial downturn including more than half of its $14.7bn seventh fund, which closed in 2008.
After closing its third deal, the San Francisco-based firm said the scale of opportunities in the US recapitalisation market could see it invest the remainder of its $250m debut fund this year.
The China-focused firms have invested RMB500m in a biometric identification technology company for an undisclosed stake.
The Carlyle Group is setting its investment focus on mezzanine opportunities in the energy sector with the launch of a new fund.
The firm, led by Leon Black, invested about $23bn through the financial downturn including more than half of its $14.7bn seventh fund, which closed in 2008.
Morgan Stanley Credit Partners raised just under $1bn for its debut fund, which focuses on corporate mezzanine deals in North America and Europe.
Behrman Capital recently executed two transactions, a dividend recapitalisation and spin-off, linked to its $303m acquisition of defense contractor ILC Industries in 2003.
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