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After finding success investing in the more obviously lucrative corners of American medicine — like surgery centers and dermatology practices — private equity firms have moved aggressively into the industry’s more hidden niches: They are pouring billions into the business of clinical drug trials.

WASHINGTON — Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook, Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, KKR and Co. co-founder Henry Kravis and film producer Jeffrey Katzenberg were among the guests Thursday at President Joe Biden’s first state dinner honoring French President Emmanuel Macron.

Aaron Finch could join Pat Cummins on the Indian Premier League sidelines after being left off the retained list for 2023 by the Kolkata Knight Riders.

In a move highlighting its interest to invest in the telecommunications sector, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) is looking to finance a deal to acquire a stake in the giant European company, Vodafone. On Tuesday, the Financial Times said Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is heading for a new…

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Newbury-based mobile phone giant will use proceeds to pay down debt

Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on KKR & Co (NYSE:KKR). And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga.

Years ago, a futures exchange would be filled with shouting traders using the old-fashioned open outcry method. They picked up landline phones, threw up hand signals and muttered plenty of expletives.

Carlyle, Warburg Pincus and KKR are the worst offenders according to a new scorecard of private equity climate risks

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Investors poured billions into buying rights, turning pop songs into a new asset class — but then the economy stalled