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Third deal for Bain CapitalThe US private equity house has made its third acquisition in seven days, paying around $100m for three chemical units from Rhodia.
- Apax backs $700M Calvin Klein acquisition
The private equity house has partnered with trade buyer Phillips-Van Heusen to acquire Calvin Klein Inc. in a $700m leveraged buyout.
- Deal ‘imminent’ for KPN Telemedia
3i is close to completing the E500m acquisition of KPN’s Telemedia division in the latest instance of a directories business going to a private equity buyer.
- Cinven plans Fitness First bid
The UK private equity house is preparing a £370m takeover bid for the struggling fitness club operator.
- Permira pays £712m for Little Chef, Travelodge
UK private equity house Permira has agreed a deal with Compass to acquire its Little Chef and Travelodge divisions in a £712m transaction.
- Eurazeo leads buyout of Fiat business
The French private equity house is to lead the latest in what is expected to be a series of disposals at the Italian car manufacturer.
- Blackstone consortium has exclusive with Houghton Mifflin
A consortium of private equity firms led by Blackstone and Thomas H Lee looks set to acquire the US publisher for around E1.75bn.
- Three firms pursue satellite operator
Apollo, Apax and Permira are through to the final round of bidding for European satellite operator Inmarsat.
- PE players behind C&W break-up plan
Apax, Permira and WestLB are among a number of groups looking to back a possible break-up of UK telecoms group Cable & Wireless.
- Cinven, Candover onto next target
Following their E600m joint acquisition of Dutch publisher KAP, the two private equity houses look set to bid for Bertelsmann’s E1bn science publishing unit.