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Pomona closes $250m fund of fundsThe global ING-affiliated private equity firm has closed its fourth primary fund of funds on $250 million.
- KKR hires healthcare veteran
Kenneth Freeman has joined the New York buyout giant as managing director, having formerly served as the head of Quest Diagnostics.
- PE-backed leverage deals up more than 30%
Latest figures from data provider Dealogic have confirmed the enormous amount of liquidity in the debt markets that was available for private equity deals in 2005.
- Driving Profitable Top Line Growth Through Optimal Pricing
There are a number of advantages to using pricing process optimisation rather than cost-cutting to ensure delivering a great, rather than merely a good investment write Stephan Butscher and Balraj Kalsi.
- KKR recruits Bain for Accellent purchase
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Bain Capital have completed a $1.27 billion acquisition of medical device maker Accellent. When the deal was first announced, Bain was not mentioned as part of the buying group.
- Burlington Coat Factory goes to Bain
More than six months after Burlington Coat Factory announced it was looking at strategic alternatives, Bain Capital has agreed to acquire the apparel retailer for $2.06bn.
- Warner IPO hits low note
Warner Music Group’s high profile IPO raised about $554m for the music conglomerate’s private equity backers, well off the anticipated $750 million projection.
- PE group loses Goodman Fielder to IPO
An investment group led by Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners appears to have missed out on what could have been Australia’s largest buyout to date.
- Trio in $1.2bn radio deal
The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners have teamed up with Cumulus Media to acquire Susquehanna Radio in $1.2bn deal.
- KKR, Bain spend $6.6bn in Toys R Us
The private equity firms have reportedly ended the seven-month auction for the US’ second-largest toy retailer by acquiring the whole company for $6.6bn.