Carlyle Capital

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  US-Based Carlyle Buys 20% Stake In Piramal Enterprises' Pharma Business For Rs 3,700 Crore

  Piramal Pharma will use the capital raised through the dealto accelerate its organic and inorganic growth plans.

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  McDonald's Sells Most Of China, HK Businesses For $2.1 Billion

  Hong Kong-listed CITIC Ltd will own about 32 per cent of the business, with CITIC Capital, an affiliate company that manages private equity funds and other alternative assets, holding another 20 per cent.

• US-based PE Firm Exits Repco Home Finance, Garners Rs 471 Crore

  US-based private equity firm Carlyle Group has offloaded its entire 17.74 per cent stake in Chennai-based Repco Home Finance Ltd for over Rs 471 crore.

• Allied Blenders to Launch Premium Whisky by December

  Largest domestic liquor maker Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), promoted by Kishore Chhabria of the Shaw Wallace fame, will be entering the premium whisky market by December.

• Allied Blenders to Sell 12 Per Cent Stake to TPG, Carlyle; Keen on Tilaknagar Deal

  Allied Blenders & Distillers (ABD), which owns the largest selling mass-whisky Officer's Choice, will divest an up to 12 per cent of its stake to two overseas PE players - TPG and Carlyle Capital - for about $250 million (Rs 1,500 crore at 1 dollar = 60 rupees) to fund its expansion and growth through buyouts.

• Carlyle Group invests in Naresh Trehan-led Global Health

  The investment included buying a significant equity stake held by an affiliate of Marc Lasry's hedge fund Avenue Capital Group, Carlyle said late on Thursday. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

• Buyout firm Carlyle seeks $763 million in public offering: source

  Carlyle is expected to file an IPO registration document on Monday stating it is looking to sell 30.5 million units, the source said.

• Fortis Healthcare in talks with private equity firms for stake sale: report

  The hospitals chain is in talks with PE firms Carlyle Group and TPG Capital to sell an up to 20 per cent stake.

• KKR, Carlyle among bidders for Thomas Cook India: Report

  Tour operator Thomas Cook has received at least eight bids, including from private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Carlyle Group, for buying the company's stake in its Indian unit

• Davos elite: Capitalism has widened income gap

  There's a sense at the heavily guarded World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps that free markets are on trial.