International Business News - Carlyle http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Louis Gerstner will retire next month as chairman of the Carlyle Group after more than five years in that role, the private equity firm said Tuesday. Gerstner, a former chairman and chief executive of IBM Corp., will retire as of Sept. 30. No successor has been named. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/carlyle-group-chairman-to-retire-next-month.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:35:39 EDT U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group has dropped its bid to buy a stake in a Chinese construction equipment maker, the two companies said Wednesday, after multiyear talks that stirred nationalist opposition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/carlyles-bid-for-china-company-ends.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:50:20 EDT Private-equity firm The Carlyle Group agreed Monday to sell an Illinois sealant factory in order to win regulatory approval for its purchase of a unit of a U.K. chemical company, a government agency said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/regulators-require-carlyle-fund-to-sell-assets.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:14:48 EDT About 60 union workers protested Monday at a conference where the head of a private-equity firm spoke to business editors and reporters. Workers from Manor Care nursing homes around the U.S. protested David Rubenstein's speech, chanting and passing out flyers, said Julie Eisenhardt, a spokeswoman for the Service Employees International Union. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/60-seiu-workers-protest-at-meeting-where-carlyle-head-speaks.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:35:05 EDT