Carlyle to focus on Turkey and Saudi Arabia
Leadership change reveals shift in focus towards Turkey and Saudi Arabia as investors shun north African economies, fearing political upheaval
Blackstone chief hits out at attacks on sector
The world's largest listed alternative asset manager reported a drop in profits for the fourth quarter of 2011 as fees for investment performance fell
Idol host agrees tie-up with buy-out groups
Bain Capital and THL Partners, the private equity firms, have agreed to invest up to $300m in media deals alongside Ryan Seacrest, the US television personality
Scent of scandal returns to haunt JC Flowers
Fraud case surrounding private equity group's investment star in Europe has brought era of ill-timed investments back into the spotlight