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Bain bets big on healthcareWeeks after announcing Japan’s largest buyout in two years, the private equity giant is dropping $487m on medical response technology provider Physio-Control.
- Morgan Stanley Asia buys Korean restaurant chain
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia has taken control of Nolboo for a reported sum of $108m.
- Bain’s bet in Japan
Last time private equity backed Japanese fast-food chain Skylark things went wrong. Now Bain Capital thinks it can do better.
- Bain acquires Skylark in $2.1bn blockbuster Japan deal
Bain is set to buy Japanese restaurant chain Skylark in the country’s biggest buyout for two years. CVC Asia Pacific in 2009 reportedly gave up its stake in Skylark so as not to have to repay debt related to the 2006 MBO it led for the same company.
- Blackstone bites into first NZ deal
The global firm has agreed to buy Burger King’s New Zealand operator from Anchorage Capital Partners.
- GTCR promotes two
The Chicago-based firm, which most recently hired vice president Stephen Jeschke from Bain Capital, has promoted two vice presidents to principals.
- Why Miliband's 'empty threat' matters
UK opposition leader Ed Miliband singled out private equity this week as an example of 'bad business'. The argument may have been weak, but the sentiment is significant.
- Actis partner to join Providence
Providence Equity Partners has hired Tao Sun to head its China investments.
- Blackstone hires Carlyle MD
Carlyle has lost Shanghai-based managing director Yi Luo to Blackstone. It's not clear if Carlyle will replace Luo.
- Market remains ill-suited for PE-backed IPOs
The US IPO market, analyzed in this month’s edition of Private Equity International, has slowed considerably after coming out of the gate with a bang during the first half of 2011.