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Blackstone, Terra Firma in final Odeon previewThe final round of bidding for the £380m UK cinema chain has narrowed the field down to the two private equity firms and one property investor.
- Bain to buy Canada’s SuperPages for $1.54bn
Following KKR's stunning success on a similar deal, the Boston firm agrees to buy Verizon’s directory operations in Canada.
- Cerberus lines up €500m Bayer unit
Cerberus Capital Management, the US turnaround specialist, is reported to be in exclusive talks to buy German drug giant Bayer’s blood products unit for over €500 million.
- Swander Pace sells umbrella, glove maker
Buyout firm Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co has bought Totes-Isotoner from the San Francisco firm for reportedly more than $100 million.
- Forstmann, Lee, Bain in talent deals
The stars are aligning - in separate deals, Forstmann Little and a duo comprised of Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital have made major investments in marketing talent-management businesses, IMG and the Firm, respectively.
- Audax sees US-Euro vacuum success
Following a transatlantic merger in 2002, Boston’s Audax Group has agreed to sell its vacuum pump platform Nash Elmo to publicly traded Gardner Denver for $223.5m.
- Turnaround pro takes reins at Burger King
Greg Brenneman, chairman and CEO of Houston-based turnaround private equity firm TurnWorks, has been named head of the fast-food chain effective August 1.
- Movie mega-deal for JP Morgan, Apollo
The two private equity firms will buy AMC Entertainment, a chain of theaters, for $1.67bn.
- Bain to buy Rhodia unit for $550m
Boston-based equity house Bain Capital has agreed to purchase the phosphates business from the French specialty chemicals group.
- Electra sells paint gun business for £280m
JP Morgan Partners has agreed to acquire Safety-Kleen Europe for £280m, providing a return of more than 4x equity for Electra.