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Carlyle rolls on with £1bn RAC buyoutThe Carlyle Group’s recent deal spree - it has agreed three deals already this month - continues with the acquisition of UK-based roadside assistance group the RAC.
- Apax beaten to Polkomtel by local entrepreneur
Buyout firm Apax Partners appears to have lost out to Polish entrepreneur Zygmunt Solorz-Zak (pictured) in its battle to acquire state-backed phone company Polkomtel.
- CVC-backed Samsonite files $1.5bn IPO
Samsonite, purchased for $1.7bn at the height of the credit bubble in June 2008, will list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
- Hicks-backed metals company files $175m IPO
Latrobe Specialty Metals, purchased for $250m in 2006 by Hicks Holdings and The Watermill Group, intends to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LAT.
- PE trio in $3.3bn Warner Music exit
The record label backed by Bain Capital, Providence Equity Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners is to be sold to Len Blavatnik’s Access Industries before the end of Q3 2011.
- Rockley bolsters team for China fund
The China-focused technology investor has added three investment professionals for its current $200m vehicle. The firm is expected to complete two 'significant' investments before the end of the Q2 2011.
- Warburg in $100m Indian logistics deal
The US private equity firm will make its fourth Indian investment in the past 12 months in NDR Group, one of the largest warehouse providers in India.
- SEC considers extending registration deadline
The deadline for most private equity firms to register with the US Securities and Exchange Commission has been set for 21 July this year, but may be extended to the first quarter of 2012, according to a letter from the government agency.
- Apax goes it alone in Polish auction
Three private equity firms are vying with corporate players to acquire Polish telecommunications group Polkomtel, with binding offers expected to come in above the $6bn-mark in a month’s time.
- Angelo Gordon hires healthcare chief
The firm has hired 20-year healthcare veteran Mark Visser as managing director and leader of healthcare activities, a newly created position.