September 30, 2014
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday granted initial approval to $590 million in settlements with a class of shareholders who claim Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Carlyle Group LP and several other private equity firms teamed up to keep leveraged buyout prices low.
September 26, 2014
Attorneys trying to secure $590.5 million in settlements with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and other big-name private equity shops over accusations they colluded to depress prices in leveraged buyouts asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Friday for nearly $200 million in attorneys' fees.
August 29, 2014
Carlyle Group LP has agreed to pay about $115 million to settle a long-running proposed class action brought against it and several other private equity firms for allegedly teaming up to depress prices in leveraged buyouts leading up to the financial crisis, according to media reports on Friday.
August 22, 2014
Plaintiffs accusing the Carlyle Group LP of anti-competitively colluding with other private equity giants argued Thursday that the firm was trying to change its tune about why certain expert testimony should be excluded from an upcoming trial.
August 20, 2014
The Carlyle Group LP on Wednesday told a Massachusetts federal court that its objections to the plaintiffs' expert testimony in an antitrust suit accusing it of colluding with other private equity firms go far beyond technical concerns.
August 18, 2014
Plaintiffs in a long-running private equity collusion suit hit back at the Carlyle Group LP, the only defendant still standing, on Monday, arguing the private equity giant shouldn't be allowed to attempt to delay a trial with its motion to dismiss a slate of expert witnesses put forward by the plaintiffs.
August 13, 2014
All but one private equity firm in a massive, long-running suit alleging collusion in some of the biggest sponsor-backed buyouts have settled for millions, but that last remaining party showed Tuesday it is preparing for trial with a motion to dismiss a number of expert witnesses put forth by the plaintiffs on the case.
August 07, 2014
KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group LP and TPG Capital LP agreed to pay a combined $325 million, the biggest settlement yet, to resolve allegations that the three firms and several other big-name private equity shops teamed up to depress prices in leveraged buyouts prior to the financial crisis, according to a federal court filing Thursday.
August 01, 2014
While other big-name private equity shops have settled, the Carlyle Group LP on Friday indicated it wasn't ready to throw in the towel on a long-running suit accusing it and several other private equity firms of teaming up to depress prices in leveraged buyouts leading up to the financial crisis.
July 11, 2014
Silver Lake Partners LP became the latest to bow out of a lawsuit accusing it and several other big-name private equity firms of teaming up to depress prices in leveraged buyouts, revealing late Thursday it agreed to pay $29.5 million in a settlement.