OPERS Sets up Separate Account to Invest $150M in Distressed Debt
Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on January 19, 2012
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) has approved a $150 million investment in small pool…
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Construction spending near 1-1/2 high in November
Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 3, 2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Construction spending surged to a near 1-1/2 year high in November as investment in public and private projects rose solidly, cementing expectations of
New Jersey Pension Fund Buys Additional Stake in Blackstone Fund at 22% Discount
Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on December 19, 2011
The New Jersey Division of Investment has bought out a limited partner interest in the Blackstone Re…
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J.C. Penney Invests $38.5M in PIPE by Martha Stewart Living as Part of Joint Venture
Posted by The PIPEs Report on December 8, 2011
J.C. Penny Co. made a $38.5 million investment, structured as a PIPE, in Martha Stewart Living Omnim…
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Global supermarkets wary of fine print on India invite
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 25, 2011
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Global supermarket chains welcomed a long-awaited invitation from India to invest in the country’s $450 billion retail market, but they fear the small print may keep a lid on investment in the short term.
Buffett in Japan, spotlight on investment
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 21, 2011
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – Octogenarian billionaire investor Warren Buffett arrived on his first visit to Japan on Monday, fanning speculation about his possible investments in the country’s battered stock market.
Buffett sheds tech aversion with big IBM investment
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 14, 2011
(Reuters) – Warren Buffett has always made his distaste for technology investments clear, but on Monday he changed his ways in spectacular fashion.
New Jersey Pension Fund Putting $210M Into Wheelock, Centerbridge Funds
Posted by The Distressed Debt Report on November 4, 2011
The New Jersey Division of Investment has approved investments totaling $210 million into a distress…
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Exclusive: Records raise Olympus conflict of interest question
Posted by Reuters: Business News on October 27, 2011
DETROIT/TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. patent records point to a possible conflict of interest in an Olympus investment in a cookware company, raising more questions for investors demanding a full explanation from the Japanese company of acquisitions that made heavy losses.
Leo Fund Leads Investors in $9.63M PIPE by Canadian Uranium and Gold Explorer Forsys
Posted by The PIPEs Report on October 5, 2011
London-based Leo Fund Managers is leading a $9.63 million investment in a private placement of commo…
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