Angelo Gordon News

Private equity real estate fund managers struggled with fundraising during 2011 and although fundraising remains below levels reached pre-crisis, there are some signs of revitalisation in the market.

Morgan & Morgan today announced that it is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Benihana, Inc.

Benihana , the Miami-based interactive dining chain, is being acquired by private equity group Angelo, Gordon, and Co.'s., in a deal that will take the publicly-traded restaurant company private.

Benihana Inc. A : A definitive merger agreement has begun that places Angelo, Gordon & Co.'s private equity group to acquire Benihana.

Angelo Gordon & Co. A has agreed to acquire Japanese restaurant chain operator A Benihana Inc.

Private Equity Group. The deal works out to $16.30 a share, $3 higher than Benihana's Monday closing price of $13.30 a share.

Word came before the open of trading that alternative-investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co.

This morning, Benihana said it hasA agreed to sell itself to Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Benihana, which serves Japanese food and sushi and has 95 restaurants, had announced in March that it was exploring strategic options, including a potential sale.

The Miami-based operator of a chain of sushi and steak restaurants is being purchased by Angelo, Gordon & Co., a private equity firm.

Most of the money managers participating in the government's PPIP effort earned double-digit net internal rates of return during the first few years of the program, a government report shows.

With Richard Leonard of Angelo Gordon, Bela Szigethy of Riverside Company, and Anthony Zecca of J.H. Cohn Tales of Value Added, Plans Botched It is not often that dealmakers are so candid in discussing not only their proprietary methods for adding operating value, but also the lessons they've learned from botched investments.