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TPG and Warburg Pincus after New LookUS buyout firms TPG and Warburg Pincus have teamed up to bid for UK clothing firm New Look, which may lead to less competition for the store in the upcoming auction.
- Bridges Ventures invests £2.2m in The Office
Bridges Ventures has made a follow-on investment in rental business The Office, which will allow the firm to buy a fourth building in Central London.
- British Airways backs TPG-led Iberia consortium
British Airways, Europe’s third biggest airline, has teamed up with a consortium of four private equity firms led by TPG about a potential bid for Spanish airline Iberia.
- Apax cashes in on Capio property
An Apax-led consortium has completed the £700 million sale and leaseback of 21 hospitals owned by Capio, the Swedish healthcare provider it bought last year, in the latest example of private equity groups cashing in on property assets.
- Private equity backs its own in US election(2)
The US private equity community has contributed substantial sums to the ever-expanding war chests of the US presidential hopefuls. Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the co-founder of Bain Capital, has predictably been the most generously supported.
- Apax France sells Parkeon for €260 million(2)
Apax France, the French affiliate of Apax Partners, has sold Parkeon to Barclays Private Equity after making the business profitable and expanding into the US.
- BA approaches buyout firms for Iberia bid(2)
British Airways, Europe’s third largest airline, has confirmed that it has approached a number of private equity firms about a possible joint bid for Iberia, the Spanish airline in which it holds a 10 percent stake.
- Apax and Duke Street to duck out of Focus(2)
Buyout firms Apax Partners and Duke Street Capital are reported to be making a troubled exit from Focus DIY as Apollo Management is called in for a distressed debt transaction.
- Dutch buyout industry plays down political storm(2)
Dutch private equity insiders have played down concerns about proposed legislative changes, after leading alternative asset managers were called to the Dutch parliament to defend themselves against accusations they were “plundering” the country.
- Apax backs Lord Browne(2)
Buyout firm Apax Partner shows a more tolerant approach than BP to Lord Browne, who lied about how he met his lover to prevent details of his private life emerging in the UK press.