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Blackstone consortium has exclusive with Houghton MifflinA consortium of private equity firms led by Blackstone and Thomas H Lee looks set to acquire the US publisher for around E1.75bn.
- Second deal for Bain Capital
The US private equity firm has made its second carve-out acquisition in three days with the E200m purchase of Trespaphan from Celanese.
- TPG completes Gate Gourmet deal
The US buyout house has completed the acquisition of Gate Gourmet, the Swiss in-flight meals provider, after nine months of negotiations.
- Carlyle backs Edscha PTP
The US group has beaten off competition from Bain Capital and Industri Kapital for the German automotive parts business.
- Tommy Lee, Bain acquire Houghton Mifflin
A smaller-than-expected consortium has agreed to pay $1.66bn for the US publishing division of Vivendi Universal.
- Veronis Suhler, 3i close TeleMedia deal
The two venture capitalists have agreed to pay Royal KPN E500m for the Dutch telephone directories operator.
- SigmaKalon goes to Bain
TotalFinaElf has confirmed the sale of its decorative paints unit to US private equity house Bain Capital.
- Burger King goes for knockdown price
Texas Pacific, Goldman Sachs and Bain Capital have paid $1.5bn for the global fast food chain, a third less than the price agreed in July.
- Totalfina to sell paints unit
Bain Capital and Permira are among a number of private equity houses pursuing the French oil group’s paints unit Sigma Kalon.
- MAC clause bites Burger King deal
The Material Adverse Change clause has obliged Diageo to re-open negotiations with the private equity syndicate over their $2.26bn purchase.