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Taking public companies private was the hot new paradigm in mergers and acquisitions, until the credit crisis walloped the markets, and a lot of hot deals suddenly cooled

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April 2007
- Public Binge Predicted for Private Equity
  
  Financial Times (UK) | Apr 25, 07 2:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Private equity giant Carlyle Group will likely go public within five years, its co-founder said at a conference yesterday. David Rubenstein predicted a sea-change for the industry, as fund founders cash out before they retire, the FT reports. More »
- Loan Giant Sallie Mae Goes Private
  
  Washington Post | Apr 17, 07 8:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A group of investors is buying student lending giant Sally Mae for $25 billion, even as Capitol Hill debates reducing federal subsidies for student loans. The company—which began as a quasi-public agency—will be taken private by Bank of America, JPMorganChase, and private equity houses J. C. Flowers and Friedman Fleischer & Low. More »
- Kerkorian Offers $4.5 Billion For Chrysler
  
  Detroit Free Press | Apr 5, 07 4:18 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Beverly Hills billionaire Kirk Kerkorian has offered to buy the Chrysler group for $4.5 billion. Kerkorian's investment company, Tracinda Corp., can pay cash for the ailing automotive giant, and is pitching an extra $100 mil for an exclusive two-month period to run due diligence. Tracinda told parent DaimlerChrysler it can work with both management and the UAW, which would have an equity stake. More »
- The hidden risks in private equity
  
  Investors Chronicle | Apr 5, 07
- DaimlerChrysler Wants Divorce
  
  Detroit Free Press | Apr 4, 07 4:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - DaimlerChrysler is trying to unload its clunky Detroit half, its CEO (and occasional company mascot) Dieter Zetsche confirmed at a shareholder's meeting today. The news, which comes after nearly two months of eager speculation, was a relief to frustrated German shareholders, who have long seen Chrysler as a drag on the Daimler-Benz brand. Now Chrysler just needs to find a suitor. More »
- Tribune Sold To Zell
  
  Chicago Tribune | Apr 2, 07 9:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago real estate magnate Sam Zell won a last-minute bidding war to buy the Tribune Compay with a $34-a-share offer, reports the Chicago Tribune. Zell will take the media conglomerate private in a deal that includes an employee stock ownership plan. The Cubs will be sold separately. More »
March 2007
- Wall Street Tigers Bearish on Stocks
  
  MarketWatch | Mar 28, 07 7:37 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tiger 21—the elite investment club whose members have at least $10 million each — is moving away from stocks and into alternatives like hedge funds and private equity instruments. Michael Sonnenfeldt, Tiger 21 founder, reports that assets in stocks are down 10 percent from last year, based on members' growing worries about instability in the global markets affecting U.S. performance. More »
- Sloan Reviews the Blackstone IPO Filing
  
  MSNBC | Mar 26, 07 7:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The IPO filing for the notoriously secretive Blackstone Group wasn't the tell-all Wall Street watchers had hoped for, says Newsweek’s Wall Street editor Allan Sloan, who searched in vain for how big a stake is held by the private equity partnership's two Mr. Bigs, Steve Schwarzman and Pete Peterson, and how much they and their partners have been paying themselves. More »
July 2006
- The rise and rise of private equity
  
  Sunday Business | Jul 30, 06
- In new world of deals, 'barbarians' now rule HCA sale highlights rise of private equity
  
  International Herald Tribune | Jul 26, 06
September 2004
- More convergence: Hedge funds, private equity blur lines; In an effort to increase returns, managers invading each other's turf as inflows rise
  
  Pensions & Investments | Sep 6, 04
July 2003
- The charms of the discreet deal
  
  Economist | Jul 5, 03
June 1996
- Making the most of other people's money.
  
  Chief Executive | Jun 1, 96

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Filer from 1992 shows American Finance magnate Kirk Kerkorian. Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian is proposing to pay $4.5 billion in cash for Chrysler, as parent DaimlerChrysler AG examines what to... (Associated Press)

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Background

Private Equity: Past, Present, Future
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Biography of Kirk Kerkorian
Wikipedia

Kirk Kerkorian (born June 6, 1917) is an Armenian American billionaire, and president/CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverly Hills, California. Kerkorian is known as one of the important figures in shaping the city of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the "father of the megaresort."...

Sam Zell Biography
Milken Institute

Sam Zell is Chairman of Equity Group Investments LLC. He began his career in real estate while a university student and soon thereafter founded his current company, an entrepreneurial investment firm based in Chicago. Zell is also chairman of the board of various corporations, including Anixter International,...

Hoover's Fact Sheet for Carlyle
Hoover's

The Carlyle Group, with more than $50 billion under management, is one of the world's largest private investment firms. Moreover, it seems that Carlyle likes to keep all options open: Undertakings include management-led buyouts, minority equity investments, real estate, venture capital, and leveraged...

Hoover's Fact Sheet for Blackstone
Hoover's

The Blackstone Group is coming out. Founded in 1985 by industry veterans Peter Peterson and Stephen Schwarzman, the once-secretive company laid bare its finances and corporate structure in filing one of the biggest IPOs in the history of mankind. The massive private equity firm owns stakes in more than...

Hoover's Fact Sheet on KKR
Hoover's

The barbarians at the gate are now knocking politely. The master of the 1980s buyout universe, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has shed its hostile takeover image for a kinder, gentler, buy-and-build strategy. The firm assembles funds from institutional and wealthy investors and profits from management...

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