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ft.com - 11/3/2008
Carlyle raises €530m for new fund
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The Carlyle Group is to say it has raised €530m ($673m) for small buy-outs of European technology companies, showing there is still life at the smaller end of the private equity market in spite of the financial crisis

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FT Alphaville:  Carlyle raises €530m for new fund

Wall Street Folly:  Hedge funds with India focus down an average of 46% in '08; Ramius considering HK unit closure; Carlyle raised $673M for buyout fund focusing on small European tech companies; Buyout debt coming home to roost

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Carlyle raises €530m for new fund
FT Alphaville — The Carlyle Group will today say it has raised €530m for small buy-outs of European tech companies, showing there is still life at the smaller end of the private equity market. Carlyle Europe Technology Partners II, will seek to acquire tech companies worth between €20m and €200m, focusing on Carlyle’s preferred sectors of aerospace, media, telecommunications, industry and financial services.

Hedge funds with India focus down an average of 46% in '08; Ramius considering HK unit closure; Carlyle raised $673M for buyout fund focusing on small European tech companies; Buyout debt coming home to roost
Wall Street Folly — ... $11bn under management, is considering handing back its Hong Kong trading and advisory licences, in a sign that some funds are retreating from Asia. The move comes amid increasing signs of a pullback from Asia by hedge funds amid a global industry slump which is forcing them to raise cash and cut operating costs ahead of an anticipated surge in redemptions. In Asia alone, outflows from hedge funds accelerated from $2.1bn in August to $4.3bn in September, says database, Eurekahedge. Carlyle raises €530m for new fund - Financial Times The Carlyle Group will on Monday say it has ...

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