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Bain and Prides Capital to invest $60m in Princeton Review(3)Close on the heels of Apax’s $8 billion May buyout of The Thomson Corporation’s higher education division, Bain Capital Ventures and Prides Capital have agreed to invest $60 million in test prep company The Princeton Review.
- Philips semicon group bids on $18bn Freescale deal
Freescale Semiconductor, based in Austin, Texas, saw its share price rocket 18 percent today following its confirmation that it is ‘in discussions’ over a possible deal. Two rival private equity groups are reportedly bidding for the company, including the same consortium that recently acquired the semiconductor unit of Philips.
- Bain Capital to raise Asia fund
Having built up a team of roughly 20 professionals in the region, the Boston-based private equity giant will pursue buyouts across Asia through a dedicated vehicle.
- Bain and Prides Capital to invest $60m in Princeton Review(2)
Close on the heels of Apax’s $8 billion May buyout of The Thomson Corporation’s higher education division, Bain Capital Ventures and Prides Capital have agreed to invest $60 million in test prep company The Princeton Review.
- SAC Private Capital acquires Taiwanese bank at a steep discount
SAC Private Capital, the private equity arm of a US hedge fund group, has acquired a control stake in Cosmos Bank at a discount, saving it from government receivership.
- Bain and Prides Capital to invest $60m in Princeton Review
Close on the heels of Apax’s $8 billion May buyout of The Thomson Corporation’s higher education division, Bain Capital Ventures and Prides Capital have agreed to invest $60 million in test prep company The Princeton Review.
- Bain targets funds totaling $15bn(2)
Eighteen months after closing its last round of fundraising, Bain Capital is back with a modestly larger $10 billion core fund target, but a $5 billion co-investment fund, reflecting high LP co-investment demand as well as the possibility of a slowdown in the deal market.
- Sun Capital strengthens restaurant portfolio
Sun Capital has expanded its restaurant portfolio with the acquisition of Pacific Coast Restaurants, an operator of 27 restaurants. The struggling US restaurant industry has been increasingly attractive to private equity.
- Bain targets funds totaling $15bn
Eighteen months after closing its last round of fundraising, Bain Capital is back with a modestly larger $10 billion core fund target, but a $5 billion co-investment fund, reflecting high LP co-investment demand as well as the possibility of a slowdown in the deal market.
- Buyout giants pull out of race for Coles(3)
TPG, Carlyle and Blackstone have pulled out of the formal race for Coles, an Australia-listed retailing group, but their consortium has indicated an interest in discussing an alternative investment structure.