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Latham & Watkins lures German partnerLaw firm Latham & Watkins has strengthened its Frankfurt office with the appointment of Christina Ungeheuer, a partner in the leverage finance group at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.
- Tom Lee hires top talent for firm
The renamed private equity firm of industry pioneer Thomas H. Lee today announced a slew of hirings from Capital Z, Carlyle, JC Penney, Bain & Co., Bain Capital, and Mercer Consulting as Lee Equity Partners gears up to be a major growth-equity player.
- Sponsors circle giant Australia LBO
Shares in retailer Coles Myer have soared after a $12bn approach from KKR, Carlyle, CVC Asia Pacific, TPG Newbridge and Goldman Sachs.
- Apollo Management delivers on $1.48bn TNT unit
TNT Logistics, the freight division of the Dutch postal and express business, has been sold to Apollo Management, a US private equity house, for $1.48bn.
- Bain to buy insurance software company
The Boston-based firm will acquire Applied Systems from Vista Equity Partners for around $675 million.
- Listed KKR fund has $1.6bn in deals
KKR Private Equity Investors, which raised $4.8bn in May, has committed $1.6bn to recent KKR deals and $1.9bn to the firm’s 2006 Fund.
- €2bn Lafarge unit on PE radar
Bids for the roofing division of Lafarge, a global cement group, are being considered by a dozen private equity firms as well as trade buyers, according to a French report.
- Coles Myer says proposed takeover ‘highly conditional’
Coles Myer, a listed Australian retailer has referred to the proposed takeover offer received from a consortium of private equity firms as “highly conditional.”
- Venture still calling on VoIP
Despite a disappointing IPO for Vonage, VCs are still pouring money into internet-based telephony. Dave Keating reports.
- Misys opens books to private equity
Permira and General Atlantic Partners and a consortium led by Silver Lake Partners have been given the go ahead to carry out due diligence on Misys, a banking and healthcare software group.