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Private equity investors drop BundesdruckereiApax Partners, Allianz Capital Partners and JP Morgan Chase have written off their investment in Bundesdruckerei GmbH, the German banknote printer they acquired in 2000 in a E1bn privatisation.
- CVC ready to buy Aventis unit
The private equity firm has agreed to a leveraged buyout of Animal Nutrition, the feed additives business sold as part of Aventis’ restructuring.
- Cinven boosts PE firepower
Big European buyout firm Cinven has hired a threesome from Allianz Capital Partners, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch.
- Messer buy-out refinancing produces E400m junk bond
High yield is to play an important role in the refinancing of Messer Griesheim’s LBO from Aventis earlier this year.
- Goldman to handle Messer refinancing
In what is likely to be one of the largest junk bond offerings this year, Goldman Sachs is looking to sell EU500 million worth of high yield paper to finance the EU1.6 billion joint buy-out of Messer Griesheim
- Aura JV formed for Iberian internet investment
La Caixa, AC Ventures and antfactory have formed a joint venture to invest in new economy business opportunities in Spain and Portugal.
- CPPIB Takes Stake in Gassled Joint Venture
A consortium of investors including CPPIB has completed the acquisition of a 24.1% stake in the Gassled Joint Venture from Statoil ASA. The buyer is Solveig Gas Norway AS, a holding company that is approximately 40% owned by CPPIB; 30% by Allianz Capital Partners, a subsidiary of Allianz SE; and 30% by Infinity Investments SA, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The total value of the transaction is approximately C$3.18 billion.
- Montana Capital Partners Launches
Newly formed Montana Capital Partners AG has launched to provide liquidity and asset management services for private equity investors, the firm announced Monday. Based in Baar, Switzerland, the firm's services will include liquidity solutions such as secondary investment programs and the creation of securitized structures and asset management services.