Interview: Business Week chairman Norm Pearlstine Oct 14, 2009
(Before joining Bloomberg, Pearlstine was senior advisor to The Carlyle Groups telecommunications and media group in New York. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Media)
Bloomberg buys ailing BusinessWeek Oct 14, 2009
Norman Pearlstine, the former editor-in-chief of Time Warner's Time Inc and former executive at buyout firm Carlyle Group, will become BusinessWeek's chairman. He joined Bloomberg last year and is its chief content officer. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Rangersblank Ducks Oct 12, 2009
"We didn't execute to our level," Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said ... "Avery has his own agenda out there," Carlyle said. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Dunkin' eyes legal refill Oct 10, 2009
Private equity firms Bain Capital, Carlyle and THL Partners bought Dunkin' in a $2 ... Private equity firms Bain Capital, Carlyle and THL Partners bought Dunkin' in a $2. (New York Post -- Business)
2009 Recap: NL East Oct 7, 2009
Campillo and Carlyle are not expected to be back. Church, Johnson and Logan are not likely to command high arbitration awards if they even get that far in the process. (Cleveland, TheInsiders.com)
KKR eyeing defense unit Oct 7, 2009
The other, Booz Allen & Hamilton, was acquired by Apollo Management and The Carlyle Group in July 2008 for $2 ... The other, Booz Allen & Hamilton, was acquired by Apollo Management and The Carlyle Group in July 2008 for $2. (New York Post -- Business)
A geographic power shift at Bank of America Oct 7, 2009
They like James Hance, a former chief financial officer at Bank of America who works at the Carlyle Group now. There s a certain amount of sour grapes about the whole thing, a certain amount of We bought Fleet, they didn t buy us, says bank stock analyst Nancy Bush of NAB Research. (Boston Globe)
Blackstone's InBev Theme Park Talks May Signal a Thaw for Private Equity Oct 5, 2009
The private-equity industry will come back and be stronger than it was just a few years ago, , co-founder of Washington-based Carlyle Group Inc., said in an interview on Oct. 1. Were now investing again. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Making Ivan Seidenberg sweat Oct 4, 2009
In one deal, private-equity firm Carlyle in 2005 acquired Verizon's Hawaii business for $1 ... In one deal, private-equity firm Carlyle in 2005 acquired Verizon's Hawaii business for $1. (New York Post -- Business)
‘Stargate’ mysteries play like a ‘Lost’ in space Oct 2, 2009
Robert Carlyle (left) plays a single-minded scientist and David Blue portrays a super-smart kid recruited for the operation in Syfy s Stargate Universe ... They re played by some formidable actors; the always-wonderful Robert Carlyle is most notable as Dr. Nicholas Rush, a single-minded scientist who tries to influence the operation. (Boston Globe)
Bank of America CEO to retire at year's end Oct 1, 2009
Names that received speculation Wednesday included former chief financial officer Al de Molina, now with GMAC Financial Services; former chief financial officer Jim Hance, now with the Carlyle Group; and Charlie Scharf, head of Retail Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan and de Molina declined comment. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Cuomo's Unidentified Executive in New York Kickback Case Said to Be Hall Sep 30, 2009
Cuomo so far in his two-year investigation has settled charges with investment firms including Carlyle Group, the worlds second-biggest private equity firm, Riverstone Holdings LLC and PCG. They and four others agreed this year to pay New York State a combined $56. 5 million and adopt Cuomos code of conduct, which, among other things, limits campaign contributions to officials who influence public pension funds. (Bloomberg -- US)
Franchisees say Dunkin’s brewing trouble Sep 23, 2009
Dunkin was purchased in 2006 by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, two of Boston s largest buyout companies, and the Carlyle Group of Washington, D.C.. We are concerned about the aggressive litigation strategy Dunkin has pursued, rather than a collaborative approach, said Coen. (Boston Globe)
Elusive Killer Back in Mental Hospital Sep 23, 2009
Paul had petitioned and won conditional release to the downtown facility, called The Carlyle, twice in the past, fathering a child during one of his releases. His most recent release ended in January after his mental condition reportedly deteriorated. (CBS News -- US)
Net: Cox, Wren had spring fallout Sep 23, 2009
We had no position prospects being close to ready at the start of this season and when he took over our starting rotation was Jurrjens, Campillo, Morton, Reyes, and Carlyle. Wren, not Bobby, went out and made this team competitive. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Escaped Killer Captured In Goldendale Sep 21, 2009
On Saturday Reagan told The Spokesman-Review newspaper that investigators learned Paul had several contacts in the Spokane area after living outside the hospital complex periodically, including stays at The Carlyle Care Center in downtown Spokane. Paul's page on the online social networking site MySpace features recordings of nine songs, including one titled "Rock N Roll in the Mental Institution," by Philly Willy and the Hillbillies. (KIRO TV, WA)
4 firms settle with Cuomo Sep 18, 2009
New York-based Riverstone Holdings LLC and Washington-based Carlyle Group already have settled with Cuomo, with Riverstone agreeing to pay $30 million and Carlyle paying $20 million ... New York-based Riverstone Holdings LLC and Washington-based Carlyle Group already have settled with Cuomo, with Riverstone agreeing to pay $30 million and Carlyle paying $20 million. (New York Post -- Business)
Mr. John Joseph Wiesneski (3) Sep 15, 2009
Other survivors are one sister, Janet Romanski; one sister-in-law, Melissa Carlyle; one brother-in-law, Bob Carlyle; two nieces, Brittani French and Kerilynn Struffert; three nephews, Ryan Dale Lewis, Mark Gruber and Adam Carlyle; and one long time friend, Mr. Harold Malik of Washington, along with many other special friends. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center, 1209 Brown Street, Washington, NC 27889. (Washington Daily News, NC)
EcoDomo helps businesses spruce up with recycled cowhide Sep 14, 2009
Now on its fourth birthday, EcoDomo LLC, a recycled leather tile design company, is reintroducing itself in the Washington area with its first showroom at its Rockville headquarters and client names like Paris , New York s Carlyle hotel, Las Vegas MGM Monte Carlo and seemingly every U.S. street corner s coffee shop. After EcoDomo hit an economic crisis that stopped commercial building dead, canceled 20 percent of the company s projects and delayed 70 percent, Nadeau said EcoDomo is now... (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Private Equity Firms Look to Take Cos Public Sep 13, 2009
15 billion IPO by independent oil exploration company Cobalt International Energy Inc, whose owners include Riverstone Holdings LLC and The Carlyle Group. A number of recent IPOs in the United States were by companies owned by private equity firms, such as chipmaker Avago Technologies Ltd , owned in part by KKR, that raised $745. (ABC News -- Business)
Cobalt International Files for IPO Sep 6, 2009
Investors in the company include Goldman Sachs, The Carlyle Group and First Reserve Corp. CEO Joseph Bryant is a former president and CEO of Unocal Corp. He also worked at BP and Amoco. The number of IPOs so far this year has been paltry compared to the hundreds of companies that went public just a few years ago. (ABC News -- Wire)
Its gotten late in a hurry for Braves Sep 5, 2009
I realize that Peter Moylan and Rafael Soriano were unavailable last night after pitching so much recently, but is the confidence level that low in others in the bullpen that they couldn t call on, say, Buddy Carlyle, Luis Valdez or someone else to pitch in the sixth with a 3-1 lead last night. OK, so maybe it is. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Correction: Jewelry.com & Macy's Celebrate A Bejeweled Manhattan Sep 5, 2009
com hosted a Manhattan themed party at one of the city's iconic locales, the Carlyle Cafe. Against a backdrop of music provided by Woody Allen and his band, executives from Macy's and Jewelry. (PR Newswire)
Having a Ball at the U.S. Open Sep 4, 2009
In New York no one bats an eye when Federer and his young family spend their off-court time in the $3,075 a night "Roger Federer Suite" at the Carlyle, Rafael Nadal wears attire inspired by the city's famed yellow taxi cabs, and Serena Williams' clothing is "said to have been inspired by cocktail party attire," according to the. New York Daily News. (BusinessWeek)
Reflection for the day Sep 3, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Flunkin' Donuts Sep 3, 2009
" The coffee chain has long had a reputation for hauling franchisees into court over everything from employing illegal immigrants to underreporting royalties. In the last year, however, sources said Dunkin has pushed to settle more cases out of court, which has some critics questioning whether the goal of the litigation is to improve operations. Indeed, franchise operators and attorneys that have tangled with Dunkin' argue the legal squabbling is less about protecting the brand and more about... (New York Post -- Business)
STATE BY STATE: List of 515 contributions to public officials Aug 29, 2009
Carlyle Group's New York contributions ... Carlyle manages nearly $1 ... 6 million in management fees for Carlyle. (USA Today -- Money)
PRISA Brings Talos as Investor to Unite Forces and Expand a Retail Media Network Aug 28, 2009
Stephen Norris, a co-founder of the Carlyle Group and currently a Talos board member and member of the investment committee added: "The Latin media market, which PRISA dominates, represents a substantial growth opportunity. We are very bullish on Latin America and we feel like we get a double bump in value in Latin American investments today; first we buy unlocked value; second we ride the Latin growth wave.". Talos recognizes that PRISA is clearly undervalued. (Primezone Releases)
Private (equity) Banker Aug 27, 2009
If buyout titans The Blackstone Group, The Carlyle Group and J.C. Flowers were expecting the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to roll out the welcome mat for private-equity firms circling troubled banks, they were likely disappointed. The FDIC board, led by Chairman Sheila Bair, voted yesterday 4-1 in favor of easing some of the rules that hinder PE firms from taking a run at buying wounded banks, but privately some sources are grousing the measures didn't go far enough. (New York Post -- Business)
Do campaign contributions help win pension fund deals? Aug 27, 2009
The givers included private-equity giants such as the , the Carlyle Group and the Quadrangle Group, the firm founded by , who in July resigned as the White House point man for the auto industry rescue ... Prominent givers included , co-founder of the Carlyle Group ... Carlyle manages nearly $1. (USA Today -- Money)
TIMELESS TUNES ARE ETCHED IN GRANITE Aug 26, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Last Update: 06:15 AM EDT. hide topics THIS WEEK'S HOT TOPICS. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
BUSINESS BRIEFS Aug 26, 2009
Carlyle Group's former US leveraged-finance di vision head, Michael Zupon, started an advi sory firm specializing in private equity called Sound Harbor Partners LLC, sources said. Off the road. (New York Post -- Business)
Luxury Hotel Owner Starwood Joins Hilton in Dropping Stars to Reduce Costs Aug 25, 2009
A lot of things we all got drunk over can be eliminated and reduced to being less intrusive and hence more economical, said , co-chairman of Martiz, Wolff & Co., owner of luxury hotels including the Ritz in St. Louis, Missouri, a Four Seasons in Toronto and Houston and the Carlyle in New York. If a five-star hotel was downgraded to a four star, most people would be just as happy. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
We got Marlins, We got Smoltz, We got Minor Aug 22, 2009
I also imagine Buddy Carlyle is headed back to the majors ... Sept. call ups will include Carlyle, Conrad and Canizares. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Photos from Nintendo's Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box "High Tea Time" Event Are Available on Business Wire's Web Site and AP PhotoExpress Aug 21, 2009
Dalia D., left, of New York, and Erin B., of Brooklyn, enjoy an evening of social gaming at an exclusive pre-release high tea to celebrate the launch of the Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box video game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at The Carlyle hotel, a Rosewood Hotel, in New York ... High tea was served at The Carlyle, a Rosewood Hotel, in New York on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, for women to enjoy a social evening while solving puzzles in the game... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
IRS Tax-Evasion Crackdown Targets Lawyers, Banks as UBS Data Shred Secrecy Aug 20, 2009
This has cracked open a window thats been shut for a long time, said former IRS Commissioner , a senior adviser at the Carlyle Group. He urged the Obama administration to give the IRS the resources it needs to solve this huge problem. (Bloomberg -- US)
BBVA Expected to Win Guaranty Auction: Sources Aug 20, 2009
The Ford-led group included Blackstone Group , Carlyle Group , Oak Hill Capital and TPG , according to the sources. The bid by the private equity consortium came despite the uncertainty around propsed FDIC guidelines for investments by such groups in failing institutions. (ABC News -- Wire)
BBVA of Spain Is Said to Win FDIC Bidding for Guaranty Financial of Texas Aug 20, 2009
Blackstone Group LP, s Flexpoint, U.S. Bancorp and Carlyle Group were among groups considering bids for Guarantys assets, people familiar with the situation said earlier ... Spokesmen for Blackstone and Carlyle declined to comment. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Northrop Grumman May Sell Tasc Consulting Unit for as Much as $2 Billion Aug 20, 2009
Potential buyers include private-equity firms Carlyle Group, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Blackstone Group LP, the people said ... a spokesman for Los Angeles-based Northrop, declined to comment, as did spokesmen for Zurich-based Credit Suisse, New York-based Goldman Sachs, New York-based Blackstone and Washington-based Carlyle ... Carlyle last year bought Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.s U.S. government-consulting business for $2. (Bloomberg -- US)
Bids for Corus' assets due Sept. 3 Aug 18, 2009
Potential bidders for Guaranty, the second-largest publicly traded bank in Texas, include at least one private equity consortium, which includes Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, Oak Hill Capital, TPG and financial services executive Gerald Ford, sources said. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC), which is handling the sales, declined to comment. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Regulators Want Guaranty Bids by Monday: Report Aug 17, 2009
A private equity consortium, which includes Blackstone Group LP, Carlyle, Oak Hill Capital, TPG and the Texas banker Gerald Ford, is also considering a bid for Guaranty, the paper reported ... Representatives from Guaranty, JPMorgan, Toronto Dominion, Blackstone, Carlyle and Oak Hill Capital were not immediately available for comment. (ABC News -- Wire)
Blackstone to Team With Shanghai Government on First Domestic Chinese Fund Aug 17, 2009
The Chinese dont want their industry to be dominated by Blackstone and Carlyle ... The agreement signifies Chinas endorsement of private equity to bolster corporate governance and profit, said , co-founder of China-focused fund Spring Capital Asia Ltd. TPG, Carlyle Group and havent established domestic funds. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
James Marsters; co-invented key deaf device Aug 16, 2009
James Carlyle Marsters was born April 5, 1924, in Norwich, N.Y., the second of two sons of Guy Marsters, a pharmaceutical executive, and his wife Anna Belle, a nurse. Mr. Marsters became deaf after a bout of scarlet fever as an infant and was taught from an early age to lip read and speak. (Boston Globe)
$15m Condo-crazy Aug 16, 2009
Sources say Michael Jackson's brother stopped by the Carlyle Residences in Los Angeles this week with his wife and spent over an hour looking at 15 million condos. "His sisters live nearby and he said he wanted to be close to them," our spy said. (New York Post -- Gossip)
HOH’s One-Minute Recess: Dome-ance Aug 15, 2009
and an associate at the Carlyle Group, proposed to his girlfriend, Ashley Huff, an aide to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), at the top of the Capitol Dome on Aug. 6. (Roll Call)
Johnnie Walker "The Walk" Aug 12, 2009
no banner, no logo, only resizeable option Brand: Agency: Review Date: August 11, 2009 Bartle Bogle Hegarty recently unveiled a new Johnnie Walker ad starring Robert Carlyle that has been making creatives around the globe more than a little jealous ... Listening to a five-minute-plus monologue about the life of a whiskey brand is surprisingly enthralling thanks to Carlyles elegant delivery and the creative teams restraint, including director Jamie Rafn of HLA, London, who captured the walk... (AdWeek)
A new abuse on Wall Street Aug 11, 2009
Enter shadowy and unregulated private equity outfits like the Carlyle Group and Blackstone Capital, who are circling like vultures. The FDIC has done the hard part-at taxpayer expense. (Boston Globe)
Kastles builder Aug 10, 2009
Before he landed at Carlyle, he worked in the mortgage securities business at titan. Ein says the values and opportunities in residential mortgage-backed securities are compelling, and he adds that most of his best investments have been contrarian. (USA Today -- Sports)
New Company Formed by the Carlyle Group and Solus Acquires Most of Metaldyne's Assets Aug 8, 2009
MD Investors is a new company formed by a coalition of Metaldyne's existing term lenders led by The Carlyle Group, a well-respected private equity firm, and Solus Alternative Asset Management LP, an SEC-registered investment advisor ... "We are very pleased Carlyle, Solus, and a group of our term lenders have agreed to purchase substantially all of Metaldyne's businesses," said Thomas A. Amato, chairman, president and CEO of Metaldyne. (PR Newswire)
OFF BROADWAY Aug 7, 2009
"AN EVENING AT THE CARLYLE". Mildly entertaining musical revue set at the famed Bemelmans Bar in the Carlyle Hotel. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Jurrjens gets another go at Dodgers Aug 7, 2009
Right-handed reliever Buddy Carlyle will be activated from the disabled list Friday and optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett. Tickets. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Not Enough Like The Real Thing Aug 6, 2009
FIRST things first: "An Evening at the Carlyle" isn't actually at the Carlyle ... Instead, Al Tapper -- who's also behind the long-running off-Broadway musical "Sessions," which plays at the same theater -- has staged this musical revue at the Carlyle's famed Bemelmans Bar ... Performed on a set that effectively suggests the swanky boite of its title -- including a cartoon representation of Woody Allen and his clarinet -- "An Evening at the Carlyle" features a six-member cast performing two... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Tough task tonight to avoid series loss Jul 30, 2009
While we re at it, let s send KK and Bennett to the Cards for Pujols and yank Adrian Gonzalez from the Padres for Buddy Carlyle and cash considerations. Of course, we ll have three first basemen at that point, but defense doesn t matter. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Metaldyne Submits Stalking Horse Bids for Most of Its Powertrain and Chassis Operations Jul 28, 2009
We believe this is the best way to preserve as many jobs as possible, best serve our customers and will allow certain of our operations to emerge from bankruptcy as quickly as possible," Amato said. At the onset of Metaldyne's bankruptcy process the company said private equity firm RHJ International (RHJI) had submitted a non-binding letter of intent to purchase certain portions of its Powertrain assets while The Carlyle Group, also a private equity company, had submitted a non-binding letter of... (PR Newswire)
Wrong Number Jul 28, 2009
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, a 125-year-old law firm, could find itself having to write a big check to Extell Development Co. and The Carlyle Group after a 732-page offering plan for the Rushmore, a new building at 80 Riverside Blvd., stated buyers could get their money back if the building wasn't ready by Sept. 1, 2008, instead of Sept. 1, 2009, as Extell and Carlyle say they intended ... While Extell and Carlyle argue the typo caused the mix-up, a lawyer representing 24 of the buyers who want... (New York Post -- Business)
GM reorganizes board, management Jul 24, 2009
- Co. named Carlyle Group s Daniel Akerson and TPG Capital LP founder David Bonderman among government representatives on a reorganized board to shape the automaker s post-bankruptcy future ... Akerson is cohead of the Washington-based Carlyle Group s US buyout group; Bonderman is founding partner of the private-equity firm TPG as well as chairman of , the Dublin-based airline company. (Boston Globe)
SEC Plan on `Pay-to-Play' May Help Stem Abuses in the Pension Industry Jul 23, 2009
Private-equity firm Carlyle Group agreed to pay $20 million in May and stop using placement agents to resolve an investigation by Cuomo. The New York attorney general praised the SECs proposals. (Bloomberg)
Hot Braves, Jurrjens vs. The Freak (Lincecum) Jul 23, 2009
DOB since you feel that a reliever is the new requirement, could that mean that bennett and carlyle are (hopefully) out of the picture. as far as entourage any of those 4 guys with anyone as smokin as sloan is UNBELIEVABLE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Debbie Reynolds will perform Jul 23, 2009
Reynolds will launch the venerable old theater in style, Mr. Carter added, noting that she has just come off a four-week stint at the ultra-luxe Cafe Carlyle in New York. While some of the reviews noted her voice was a bit wobbly, the 77-year-old actress did get props from the New York media for her candor and acerbity -- qualities also frequently ascribed to her writer/actress daughter, Carrie Fisher -- as she surveyed the wreckage of her marriages and some of her more ludicrous film... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Revival Of Finians Rainbow Opens This Fall Jul 23, 2009
The revival, directed and choreographed by Warren Carlyle, is based on last spring's acclaimed concert production at City Center. More Stories. (KWTX.com, TX)
2 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan Blast Jul 23, 2009
The Carlyle Group same thing which GHB & the son GWB and Cheney are a part of. No one seemed to ask excuse me, but did Irag attack America, please. (CBS News -- World)
Best-selling author McCourt dies Jul 21, 2009
Described by its author as an "epic of woe", the book was made into a Hollywood film in 1999 starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle. The BBC's Matt McGrath, an admirer of Frank McCourt's work, says it shone a light on a dark period of Ireland's social history. (BBC News -- Europe)
Frank McCourt Dies at 78 Jul 20, 2009
The book topped best-seller lists, picked up both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was adapted into a film in 1999 starring Emily Watson as McCourt's mother, Angela and Robert Carlyle as his alcoholic father. A Creative Writer. (Suite101.com)
Jurrjens hopes to keep following Maddux Jul 17, 2009
Tidbits Tim Hudson and Buddy Carlyle threw live batting practice on Thursday afternoon. Hudson, who will begin his Minor League rehab assignment with Class A-Advanced Myrtle Beach on Sunday, feels good physically as he returns from Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Gonzalez says he will pace himself Jul 17, 2009
Reliever Buddy Carlyle threw 10 minutes of batting practice Thursday, after throwing five minutes Friday in Colorado. He ll be evaluated and then likely head out of a minor-league rehabilitation assignment as he begins his return from a diagnosis with Type I diabetes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
