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Allen & Overy hires Lovells PE partnerThe London office of law firm Allen & Overy has lured private equity partner Derek Baird from rival Lovells.
- CVC linked with deals worth €18bn
The European private equity firm is targeting the possible buyouts of Royal Dutch/Shell’s LPG unit and Ruhrgas Industries – taking the total value of deals the firm is currently linked with to about €18bn.
- Report: Focus renegotiates loans
The Apax- and Duke Street-backed DIY retailer is thought to have suffered from the UK’s retail slump.
- Amadeus has Merritt
Former DB Capital Ventures and Providence Partners executive Roy Merritt has joined Amadeus Capital, the firm co-founded by his former Apax colleague Anne Glover.
- TDC board recommends Apax and KKR-led bid
If accepted by the Danish telecoms company’s shareholders, the €10 billion deal would be the largest private equity buyout yet seen in the Nordic region.
- Halusa: $100bn fund on horizon
According to a report in The Times, Apax Partners CEO Martin Halusa has forecast that there will be a $100bn private equity fund within a decade.
- UK MBOs near £25bn
Mega buyouts have helped push the value of MBOs that took place in the UK during 2005 to almost £25 billion.
- EQT exits Com Hem
The Nordic buyout firm has sold the Swedish television, internet and telephone company Com Hem to the The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.
- Macquarie seals £166m BBC Broadcast deal
Australia’s Macquarie Bank and a private equity affiliate have won the auction of BBC Broadcast, the digital media services arm of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
- PE group falls short of 90% TDC target
Private equity consortium NTC has become the controlling shareholder in the Danish telecom business but still faces resistance in its efforts to de-list the company.