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Deal round-up 17/01/03Two European deals for Apax; Sovereign Capital leads Complete MBO; AMPJE backs UK publisher
- Permira to open Stockholm office
Kurt Björklund is to head up Permira’s new presence in the Nordic region, working alongside the newly appointed Ole Oftedal, who joins as an industrial partner.
- WS Atkins rejects CVC approach
CVC’s 160 pence per share offer, which values the UK support services group at £160m, has been rejected by the company’s board.
- Eight to bid for Bertelsmann unit
Cinven, Candover, BC Partners and Apax are among a host of private equity firms bidding for the German company’s science and business publishing unit.
- Candover and Apax keen on Trinity Mirror
The UK newspaper publisher has scotched reports of a £1.3bn offer from the two buyout firms though.
- Hicks Muse backs London-based spin-off
Ahead of a new fundraising campaign next year, HMTF is committing capital to a new investment vehicle headed by Philippe von Stauffenberg, one of its London-based principals.
- Buyers put pressure on price for DT cable assets
Revised offers from consortia including a group made up of Apax, Providence and Goldman Sachs is likely to value Deutsche Telekom’s cable assets at less than E2bn.
- Apax buys into Focus Wickes
Duke Street Capital is to return over E340m to investors via a recapitalisation of Focus Wickes that sees Apax take a 29 per cent stake.
- Permira invests in German television operator
The UK buyout house has bought a majority stake in German pay-television operator Premiere, in the firm’s second deal in as many weeks.
- Atlas, Apax secure Systemonic exit
Dutch electronics giant Philips has paid an undisclosed sum for the VC-backed German wireless network company.