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Private equity group in talks with experienced Wall Street leader after long search
Possible deal could unlock stalemate over debt-laden company’s future
‘Portable capital structures’ avoid need to refinance in tough environment for corporate takeovers
Executives from private equity group met battery start-up’s leaders on Monday
The turmoil of 2022 and the disclosure of Breit redemptions have put the asset manager on the defensive
Private equity group has shown recent appetite for investing in communications sector
New fundraising by tech investing firm bucks trend of slowdown across venture capital industry
Tyranny of the IRR
Restrictions suggest ‘broadening contagion’ as retail investors cash out of private vehicles
Chief Christian Sinding says he is more positive despite end of decade-long boom
Plus, we take a look at Nelson Peltz’s activism playbook and Microsoft’s potential $10bn bet on artificial intelligence
Insurers would no longer be able to rely on rating agencies for assessment of CFOs
The likely outcome is a low-drama multi-year slow puncture
Citi’s Mark Mason and Morgan Stanley veteran Jonathan Pruzan have held talks about top job
Buyout of the industrial conglomerate will be a test of financing conditions
GOI’s partnership with commodities trader Trafigura gazumps Crossbridge in deal that rescues Sicilian plant after EU sanctions hit
And readers respond on private markets
They’re just overpriced
Private equity group offers minimum annual return of 11.25% with $1bn backstop to entice endowment
It’s shaping up to be another eventful year for dealmaking
Valuations on holdings will have to converge sooner rather than later with listed tech sector
What to look for this year in the corporate world in sectors from energy to private capital and technology
M&A suffers record decline in second half of 2022 as interest rate rises hit financing
Plus, Musk confronts Twitter’s increasingly unmanageable debt and the mortgage billionaire behind an NBA double deal
Struggle to find new chief executive comes as rising interest rates spell tougher times for private equity
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