EMAIL DETAILS

FISKER


Q&A with Henrik
Fisker<http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/853630/freedom-to-design-qa-with-henrik-fisker-ceo-of-fisker>

ArtInfo 1/7

Design-focused interview with Fisker Automotive’s CEO.


THE WEATHER CHANNEL


Weather Channel feeds into GM, Toyota Vehicle Info
systems<http://press.weather.com/in-the-news/ces-weather-channel-feeds-into-gm-toyota-vehicle-info-systems/>

Weather 1/8

The Weather Channel is hitting the road, cutting a deal to provide weather
information for some 2014 models of Toyota vehicles and demonstrating a
weather app for General Motors’ new in-car application framework.


SEAWORLD


Breaking down SeaWorld’s
assets<http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/print-edition/2013/01/11/breaking-down-seaworlds-assets-for.html>

Tampa Bay business journal 1/11

A look into SeaWorld’s assets ahead of the IPO/Sale.


ENERGY FUTURE HOLDINGS


Energy Future Creditors agree to new debt rules in bond
exchange<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-09/energy-future-creditors-agree-to-new-debt-rules-in-bond-exchange.html>

Bloomberg 1/9

EFH creditors agreed to exchange $1.37BN of the company’s bonds and to
amend rules governing its securities as the power producer shifts
liabilities before a potential restructuring.


Energy Future Extends $646MM of revolving loands until
2016<http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-07/energy-future-extends-646-million-of-revolving-loans-until-2016.html>

Bloomberg 1/7

Lenders to Energy Future Holdings Corp.’s unregulated electricity unit
agreed to extend the maturity of $646 million in revolving credit
commitments.


AIRVANA


Femtocell bounce in 2h2012 suggests market could be turning a
corner<http://www.marketwatch.com/story/femtocell-bounce-in-2h-2012-suggests-market-could-be-turning-a-corner-says-abi-research-2013-01-07>

Marketwatch 1/7

Airvana, Alcatel-Lucent, and NEC/Ubiquisys remained the top vendors in
terms of shipments making up 78% of the total shipments in 2012.


PRIVATE EQUITY


Weil Gotchal predicts more secondary
buyout<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/11/weil-gotschals-crystal-ball-shows-more-secondary-buyouts-and-div-recaps-in-2013/>

WSJ 1/11

Accommodating debt markets and pressure to return money to investors should
lead to a health pace of secondary buyouts and dividend recaps during
2013, according to a report by Weil Gotschal & Manges Partners Doug Warner
and Michael Weisser.

Frontenac strike first deal out of 10th
fund<http://pevc.dowjones.com/article?an=DJFLBO0020130111e91bbi3n8&from=NL&pid=15&ReturnUrl=http%3a%2f%2fpevc.dowjones.com%3a80%2farticle%3fan%3dDJFLBO0020130111e91bbi3n8%26from%3dNL%26pid%3d15>

LBO wire 1/11

Frontenac Co. has closed its first deal out of its 10th fund just weeks
after reaching an initial close on the pool


PE’s dividend recap gold
rush<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/10/risky-business-pes-dividend-recap-gold-rush/>

WSJ 1/10

Dividend payouts have left companies more leveraged and, in some cases,
prompted their credit ratings to be downgraded, leading to questions about
these companies’ ability to stay afloat should the economy turn south.


Firms look to turn trash to
treasure<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/10/firms-look-to-turn-trash-to-treasure/>

WSJ 1/10

An article on PE investment in waste disposal businesses.


China again passes on full regulation of
PE<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/09/china-again-passes-on-full-regulation-of-private-equity/>

WSJ 1/9

China’s private equity and venture capital industry will stay largely
unregulated, after regulators again decided not to cover the asset class in
the nation’s securities investment funds law.


Carlyle’s 4Q gains may point to a good year for
PE<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/08/carlyles-4q-gains-may-point-to-a-good-year-for-private-equity/>

WSJ 1/8

Carlyle Group<http://online.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=CG>
CG -0.23%<http://blogs.wsj.com/public/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=CG?mod=inlineTicker>,
whose exit from China Pacific Insurance (Group) Co. minted the investment
most-profitable investment in the firm’s 26-year history, said Tuesday the
value of its private equity portfolio rose 5% in the fourth quarter and 16%
for the full year.


U.S. Fundraising climbed in
2012<http://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2013/01/07/u-s-fundraising-climbed-in-2012-no-matter-what-bad-things-people-said-about-bain-capital/>

WSJ 1/7

In the U.S., fundraising by private equity firms, which includes buyout,
venture capital, mezzanine, secondary and fund of funds, jumped by 20%,
from $133 billion raised in 2011 to $160.4 billion in 2012, according to
Dow Jones’ LP Source.


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