Carlyle Revives IPO Plans for Chemical Firm Nouryon

(Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group Inc. has revived plans for an initial public offering of specialty chemicals producer Nouryon, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as private equity firms globally gear up for a rebound in listings. The US buyout group has asked investment banks including Barclays Plc and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to … Read more

Carlyle Picks Banks for $4.7 Billion Acrotec’s Zurich IPO

(Bloomberg) — Carlyle Group Inc. has selected banks for an initial public offering of Acrotec Group, which could be valued at as much as 4 billion Swiss francs ($4.7 billion), according to people familiar with the matter. Bank of America Corp., Morgan Stanley and UBS Group AG are working on the potential Zurich listing of … Read more