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TH Lee Partners to recap futures traderThe Boston firm has agreed to buy a majority stake in Refco in a deal valuing the futures brokerage house at $2.25bn.
- Onex, Oaktree in blockbuster C$2bn Loews sale
A private equity group consisting of Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group and Spectrum Equity Investors has agreed to buy the world’s third-largest cinema chain.
- KKR to sell on part of PanAmSat
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has agreed to sell part of its stake in the satellite operator to The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners shortly after the deal closes.
- Bain raises $4.25bn for two funds
The Boston buyout shop has managed to round up commitments in less than two months in one of the largest fundraisings of the year.
- Audax buys Dynisco from Madison
The Boston firm has acquired the test and measurement equipment manufacturer from Madison Capital Partners.
- Hermes in third £50m+ MBO in six months
Bridgepoint, the mid-market pan-European private equity firm, has sold its majority stake in office services supplier OyezStraker in a transaction valued at £80m.
- German spigot maker sold for €1.5bn
Texas Pacific is joining CSFB Private Equity on the acquisition of German bathroom-fixture maker Friedrich Grohe AG from UK-based BC Partners.
- Silver Lake strikes again with $3.6bn fund
The new vehicle is the largest private equity fund ever raised for investment in the technology sector.
- US trio backs $2.05bn software buyout
Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus and Silver Lake Partners will buy a production software division of EDS in what is described as the largest-ever technology private equity deal.
- Videogame guru to co-launch fund
John Riccitiello is stepping down as president of Electronic Arts to set up a media-and- entertainment fund with Silver Lake veteran Roger McNamee.