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Tiger, Robertson and Henry Launch P.E. Firm
DealBook — ... the focus of larger infrastructure investors and strategic buyers,” Mr. Henry said in the statement. “Many of these businesses’ growth prospects are constrained by their capital needs. We seek to fill that gap.” Mr. Robertson founded started Tiger Management in 1980 and built it into one of the world’s largest hedge-fund managers before returning money to clients in 2000. Since then, Mr. Robertson has focused on investing in other firms. Go to Article from Bloomberg News » Go to Press Release from Tiger Infrastructure Partners via Reuters »

Opening Bell: 11.03.09
Dealbreaker — ... US banks on Monday that draft pay guidelines aimed at curbing excessive risk-taking will have to be followed in this year's round of bonus payments, even though the rules do not officially come into force until 2010. In meetings at the regional offices of the Fed, regulators told chief executives of the nation's 28 top banks that they had until February 1 to prepare a written analysis of how their compensation practices meet the guidelines, according to some of the attendees." Julian Robertson, Emil Henry Announce Formation of Infrastructure Private Equity Firm ...