Leaders with Ginni Thomas: Mark Stevens

Source: The Daily Caller

Mark Stevens, CEO of MSCO, a marketing company in Rye Brook, N.Y., has tasted the worst of our politics recently. His business was one of many targeted with threats and boycotts — tactics he describes as “economic terro ...
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Asia Private Equity Weekly News, May 28, 2012

Source: Reuters.co.uk

HONG KONG May 28 (Reuters) - News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending May 25. YUANTA FINANCIAL has pulled out of talks on a deal worth up to $1.25 billion to buy Carlyle ...
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Lanco Infra to sell roads biz worth Rs. 1.5kcr

Source: Economic Times

MUMBAI: Infrastructure company Lanco Infratech is selling its roads business and is facing headwinds in securing the right price for its power business as bankrupt state electricity boards fail to pay up and fuel remains scarce due to monopoly coal pro ...
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New price war among Internet retailers

Source: China Daily

A new price war has broken out as cash-abundant e-commerce sites, enjoying a round of fresh financing from private equity firms, seek a share of an explosion in online shopping. On 51buy.com, or Yixun, flashy advertiseme ...
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Steven Rattner: Tall tales about private equity

Source: Daily Breeze

invested capital in excess of the returns generated" by other investments. Any job creation was accidental. PRESIDENT Obama started his general election campaign by taking aim at Mitt Romney's job creation record at Bain, setting off ...
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Romney Backers Explain Past Criticism of Him

Source: The New York Times

Republicans have been assailing President Obama and his re-election team for days for pointedly – and they say unfairly — questioning the private equity experience of Mitt Romney . But on Sunday, three prominent Repub ...
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Goldman may break up sale of Swedish oil group-paper

Source: Reuters.co.uk

LONDON May 27 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs is considering selling off Swedish oil group Svenska Petroleum Exploration in chunks, the Independent on Sunday reported. The UK newspaper said on Sunday that most potential bidders, inc ...
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Explore May Be Sold for 50 Million Pounds, Sunday Telegraph Says

Source: Bloomberg.com

Explore Learning Ltd., which offers tutoring to children in the U.K., may be sold for as much as 50 million pounds ($78 million), the Sunday Telegraph reported, without saying where it got the information. Inflexion Plc, Bowmark Capital LLP and other ...
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Oklahoma ranks 5th in attracting private equity

Source: Tulsa World

The second annual Geographic Dispersion of Private Equity Investment study found that private equity firms invested more than $8 billion in 28 Oklahoma-based companies last year. Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District, which includes all ...
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