Subject: H.I.G. Capital Closes H.I.G. Capital Partners V at $1 Billion - Private Equity News - March 8th, 2013
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Blackstone’s Schwarzman Got $213.3 Million as Profit Rose (http://thetrustedinsight.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77a3cd097df7557022fbc4906&id=72d086a9f0&e=563f3285d7)

Stephen Schwarzman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Blackstone Group LP (BX), received $213.3 million in pay and cash dividends last year, the private-equity firm reported yesterday in a filing, almost matching his payout of $213.5 million a year earlier. - Bloomberg
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H.I.G. Capital Closes H.I.G. Capital Partners V at $1 Billion (http://thetrustedinsight.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=77a3cd097df7557022fbc4906&id=546e1df04b&e=563f3285d7)

H.I.G. Capital announced today that it has successfully closed H.I.G. Capital Partners V at its $1 billion cap. The fund will continue the strategy of H.I.G. Capital’s four predecessor funds, focusing on private equity, buyout and equity-related investments in lower middle-market companies primarily in the United States. - The Miami Herald
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Global communications startup Twilio and 500 Startups have partnered to form Twilio Fund Europe 2013, a new microfund dedicated to accelerating Twilio-powered startups on the continent.. - VentureBeat
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Bertelsmann to Buy Full Ownership of BMG Rights From KKR (http://thetrustedinsight.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=77a3cd097df7557022fbc4906&id=3b48b8e1fb&e=563f3285d7)

Bertelsmann SE, Europe’s largest media company, agreed to acquire full ownership of BMG Rights from partner KKR & Co. (KKR) as it seeks to boost income from music and other non-print assets. - Bloomberg
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Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, has closed its third fund, Partners Group Global Value 2011, with $886.3 million (€ 680 million). - VCCircle
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Seven Group Holdings Ltd. co-owner of equipment-leasing business Coates Hire and The Carlyle Group, says it’s hopeful of a positive result from a Goldman Sachs strategic review which could fetch more than 3 billion Australian dollars (US$3.07 billion). - The Wall Street Journal
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British private equity firm Apax Partners LLP raised $90.2 million after selling a 4.2 percent stake in Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd, a source with knowledge of the sale told Reuters on Thursday. - Reuters
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The Shenzhen municipal government has launched a trial program to make it easier for foreigners to invest in the private-equity sector, the state-run Securities Times reported Wednesday. - NASDAQ
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Given all this activity, coupled with the knowledge that Russian oligarchs have copious amounts of cash lying around, one may ask where the venture capitalists are. So, it’s comforting to know that they are there, in droves as well. We take a look at the top nine, in no particular order. - venture burn
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Private equity and venture capital firms committed $7.9 billion last year to invest in Latin America, a substantial jump of 21 percent over the previous year, the Latin American Private Equity and Venture Capital Association said Tuesday. – The New York Times
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Private equity firms including Blackstone Group LP and Carlyle Group have teamed up and are exploring a joint offer for Life Technologies Corp, the biomedical laboratory equipment maker with a $10 billion market value, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. - Reuters
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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is working on plans to invest $10 million in start-up communications service provider Afrimax. - Private Equity Africa
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