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NEW YORK — A private equity firm emerged Tuesday as the winning bidder for the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

Just ask Krispy Kreme, the iconic doughnut maker that will go private by early summer, following a buy - out from JAB Beech, a private equity firm that announced it will acquire the brand for $ 1.35 billion.

In addition to catapulting EverFi into the ed tech big leagues, the fundraising round marks the debut deal for lead investor Rise, a newly established social impact investing fund managed by TPG Growth, a private equity firm that has also backed Internet hotshots like Uber and Airbnb.

Hopu Investments, a China - based private equity firm co-founded by former Goldman Sachs banker Fang Fenglei, was not available for immediate comment.

The investor group, led by American private - equity firm Silver Lake, now has to figure out how to convince more Skype users to actually pay for the communications service, all the while fending off Google, which is becoming a major competitor.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

Many have put up their own shares or stock of companies they own as collateral for their loans and are increasingly copying the convoluted fund - raising strategies employed by American hedge funds and private equity firms in financing their global expansion drives.

It was taken private in 2014 for $ 3 billion by a group of buyers that included company Chairman Yuzhu Shi and private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiprivate in 2014 for $ 3 billion by a group of buyers that included company Chairman Yuzhu Shi and private equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiprivate equity firm Baring Private Equity Asiaequity firm Baring Private Equity AsiPrivate Equity AsiaEquity Asia Ltd..

The electronic payment transaction provider will be acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners for $ 3.4 billion, according to a statement released Monday afternoon.

(Staples recently said it would be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners for $ 6 billion in a deal set to close in the coming weeks.)

A quiet decision by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP to recently sell three TV stations may foreshadow uncertain returns for some selling TV airwaves and lower wireless demand in the U.S. government's upcoming spectrum auction, industry watchers say.

For 2013, Ares reports $ 306 million in net economic income, a metric favored by publicly - traded private equity firms that don't believe GAAP accounting best explains their financial performance.

CNBC's Kate Rogers reports on Verifone to be acquired by a group led by private equity firm Francisco Partners for $ 3.4 billion in an all - cash deal.

Hostess, founded in 1919, was picked up from bankruptcy in 2013 by private equity firm Apollo Global Management LLC and consumer industry investor C. Dean Metropoulos for $ 410 million.

The biggest radio broadcaster in the US with nearly 850 radio stations, iHeartMedia, formerly called Clear Channel Communications — which was acquired by private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout at the apex of the LBO boom just before the Financial Crisis — has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after threatening to do so since 2010.

GTCR acquires GreatCall — In June, GreatCall, the San Diego company that started out making smartphones for seniors in 2006 but now offers a suite of connected safety products for aging in place individuals, was acquired by Chicago - based private equity firm GTCR.

Mr. Francois, 49, on the job at Chrysler for 15 months, is gaining a reputation among his ad agencies, dealers and staff for surprising them and taking the kinds of risks that make them feel more confident than they ever did while owned by German carmaker Daimler or private - equity firm Cerberus Capital.

Neiman, purchased by private - equity firms TPG and Warburg Pincus LLC for $ 4.9 billion in 2005, had been looking for an outright buyer for the retail chain while simultaneously laying the groundwork for an initial public offering of stock.

The spotlight that private equity firms and hedge funds find themselves under in the current regulatory environment, as well as the changes in fair value rules for financial reporting, increase the scrutiny of alternative asset managers by investors, fund administrators, and auditors.

Career Step LLC, backed by private equity firm Revelstoke Capital Partners, has acquired Panacea Healthcare Solution, a technology - enabled consultant for the healthcare industry.

Airbnb's latest financing round is being led by private equity firm General Atlantic, and includes Hillhouse Capital Group, a Chinese fund manager, and Tiger Global Management, which just led a big $ 80 million financing for Postmates.

In this fund administration special, we bring together five top tech experts to answer the big technology questions facing private equity firms; look at the administrative strain GPs are under; consider the implications of Brexit for UK fund managers; explain how the outsourcing model is changing; consider the challenges faced by CFOs; explore the issues involved in raising a first credit vehicle; plus much more.

On February 9, 2015, London - based private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, headed by financier Guy Hands, ripped up the fundraising rule book for private equity.

BFY Holdings, backed by private equity firm Permira, acquired New York State - based Medora Snacks, best - known for PopCorners, Pop Crinkles, and popped bean chips, in 2015.

Accolade, which is 80 per cent owned by private equity firm CHAMP, has installed a new general manager into the Grant Burge Wines business in Jeff Bond, who had been chief executive of Peter Lehmann Wines for five years until it was taken over by Casella Wines in late 2014 in a $ 57 million buyout deal.

In 2014, Asahi sued private equity firms Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital for about $ 700 million, alleging they misrepresented Independent Liquor's financial position by inflating earnings during the sale prequity firms Pacific Equity Partners and Unitas Capital for about $ 700 million, alleging they misrepresented Independent Liquor's financial position by inflating earnings during the sale prEquity Partners and Unitas Capital for about $ 700 million, alleging they misrepresented Independent Liquor's financial position by inflating earnings during the sale process.

This is because Orica chairman Russell Caplan and his board are understood to have broadly laid out a potential timetable to institutional investors whereby they will hit the button by mid-November on a straight demerger of the Orica business if there's no decent, binding and fully funded sale contract by the private equity firms by then for the chemicals unit.

Woolworths has also been accused of short - changing investors of about $ 400 million by selling Dick Smith for $ 94 million to private equity firm Anchorage Capital Partners, which stands to make a four-fold return on its investment in a $ 520 million initial public offer.

(Adds company background, Blackstone comment) By Olivia Oran and Greg Roumeliotis Dec 14 (Reuters)- SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the family entertainment company controlled by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, is close to filing for an initial public offering, according to sources familiar with the situatioBy Olivia Oran and Greg Roumeliotis Dec 14 (Reuters)- SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, the family entertainment company controlled by private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, is close to filing for an initial public offering, according to sources familiar with the situatioby private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, is close to filing for an initial public offering, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Brought by Connect, it described private equity as a «21st century gold - rush,» where takeovers by private equity firms frequently lead to a loss of rights and benefits for employees.

Many private equity firms, and some local hedge and venture capital firms, get around the UBT by exchanging the 2 percent management fees they receive from investors, which are taxable, for a percentage of profits, which are not.

A private equity firm emerged Tuesday as the winning bidder for the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal that brought down Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.

By a unanimous vote, the party nominated Chele Farley, a managing director at a private equity investment firm and former New York City fundraising chair for the state GOP, to challenge U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

In 2014, Rossi licensed his technology to a company called Industrial Heat, which was formed by private equity firm Cherokee, a company that focuses on buying real estate and has a goal of cleaning up old industrial sites for redevelopment.

Last, but by far not least, US - based private equity firm Carlyle acquired a 50 percent stake in the Millennial cult brand Supreme for a reported $ 500 million.

Vertrue was itself bought out by management, private equity firms One Equity Partners and Brencourt Investors and venture capital firm Rho Ventures for $ 855M inequity firms One Equity Partners and Brencourt Investors and venture capital firm Rho Ventures for $ 855M inEquity Partners and Brencourt Investors and venture capital firm Rho Ventures for $ 855M in 2007.

Plato Learning, which was recently purchased by Chicago - based private - equity firm Thoma Bravo for $ 143 million, served twice as many students in 2010 as in 2009, says Mary Schneider, director of marketing.

I can't imagine that they'll be around for much longer in current form, and wouldn't be surprised if they get taken private by an end - of - life private equity firm in the future.

May 18 After holding an interest in Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc for nearly 11 years, private equity firm Blackstone Group LP has decided to exit the hotel chain operator by selling its about 5.8 percent stake.

He has argued that failed banks should not be bailed out, Lehman's collapse was not a disaster, AIG should be declared bankrupt, that naked short selling is not a problem, that backdating isn't so bad, insider trading should be legal, many corporate CEOs are underpaid, global solutions are worse than local solutions, Warren Buffett is overrated, Michael Milken is a great American, the collapse of the hedge fund was not a scandal, hedge funds are over-regulated, education is overrated by the educated, bonuses at successful Wall Street's firms are deserved and possibly undersized, management buyouts are boons to the economy, Enron's management was victimized by an over-zealous prosecution, Sarbanes - Oxley should be repealed, corporate compliance culture is a disaster, shareholder democracy is overrated, hostile takeovers ought to be revived, the market is permanently moving away from public ownership of equity in corporations, private partnerships are on the rise, public ignorance is encouraged and manipulated by governments and corporations, experts overrate expertise, regulatory agencies are controlled by the businesses they supposedly regulate and Wall Street is much more fun than people give it credit for.

(In August, the real estate private equity firm Savanna unveiled renderings of a nine - story commercial building designed for the site by Morris Adjmi.

But by 2009, according to the e-mails, the gallery had offered the painting for considerably less to a collector, Thompson Dean, a managing partner of a private equity firm, telling Mr. Dean that he had an opportunity to get an incredible bargain.

The sale to the group, which was led by private equity firm Lunar Capital, concludes a period of uncertainty for the institution sparked by founder Guy Ullens's decision to sell it in 2016.

As part of a buyout of Texas utility TXU by private equity firms, TXU enters abandons plans for eight out of eleven proposed plants in the state.

These included: firms regulated by the FSA — investment firms and offerees / offerors (including three private equity providers); non-FSA regulated firms but subject to other professional regulatory regimes, such as solicitors and accountants; and non - regulated / professional firms, for example financial printers.

For another consecutive year, the firm's Corporate / M & A & Private Equity, Real Estate and Insurance Practices received top honors in Florida — a distinction held by the firm's Corporate Practice Group for more than a decaFor another consecutive year, the firm's Corporate / M & A & Private Equity, Real Estate and Insurance Practices received top honors in Florida — a distinction held by the firm's Corporate Practice Group for more than a decafor more than a decade.

The firm advised one of Asia's most prominent private equity firms on a dispute relating to a former employee's termination of employment and their alleged entitlement to carried interest; EFG International's proposed acquisition of BSI Bank Singapore's private banking business — a $ 1.3 bn (# 1bn) deal that would form one of the largest private banks in Switzerland; and a multi-million claim by a former c - suite executive against Noble Group for unpaid dividends, bonuses, stock options and shares.

Today's New York Times Dealbook reports that Lyceum Capital, a private equity house, is preparing itself for the changes implemented by Britain's Legal Services Act, which, among other things, will allow law firms to sell themselves to private equity or other investors beginning in 2011.

Represented a Norwegian - based electric submersible pump designer and manufacturer in connection with a substantial investment in such company by a Houston based private equity firm for the expansion of the business into the United States.