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Providence, Doughty to pay £1bn for Caudwell GroupProvidence Equity Partners and Doughty Hanson, two buyout firms, will buy the Caudwell Group, a UK mobile telephony group which owns the Phones 4 U brand, for £1bn.
- Specialisations R’ Us
In his first interview since taking the helm of private equity-backed Toys R’ Us, new head Gerald Storch laid out an innovative strategy shift for the troubled retailer—and one that doesn’t necessarily mean the fire-sale of the chain’s real estate. By Aaron Lovell.
- BC buys Brenntag from Bain
Bain Capital will sell Brenntag, a German chemical distribution company, to UK private equity firm BC Partners for around €3 billion.
- Grupo Televisa meets with rival bidder about Univision
In a new twist, representatives from Grupo Televisa, Mexico’s largest broadcasting company, met with the consortium of private equity firms that recently outbid the company in an auction to acquire the Spanish-language media giant Univision.
- PE firms to bid a reported $10bn on Philips semiconductor division
Three teams of private equity firms are in the final stages of bidding for the semiconductor division of Philips Electronics - a deal which could be valued at more than $10bn, according to news reports.
- KKR lands record $33bn hospital deal
KKR, Bain Capital and Merrill Lynch will buy HCA, a hospital chain, and take on its $11.7bn of debt, making it the largest leveraged buyout in history.
- New hires for Kirkland & Ellis, Lovells
The unprecedented churn rate of private equity lawyers continues with former Kirkland & Ellis associate Sam Pakbaz’s return to the firm after two years at a US hedge fund, while Lovells is rebuilding its private equity practice following the departure of Marco Compagnoni earlier this year.
- Blackstone unlikely to submit new HCA bid
A source close to the matter said the firm has been looking at HCA for a few weeks, but is unlikely to submit a competing offer.
- Blackstone and KKR target GUS units
Blackstone and KKR are understood to be pursuing an interest in two retail units owned by GUS, despite a recent announcement by the UK retail group to demerge the businesses.
- HCA buyout talks fall apart
The discussions for a group reportedly including Bain Capital, KKR and Merrill Lynch to acquire the hospital operator have fallen apart, according to news reports.