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Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts(3)Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- Freescale goes to Blackstone-led group for $17.6bn
In a deal valued at $17.6bn, Texas semiconductor maker Freescale has decided to be taken private with a group including Blackstone, Carlyle, Permira and Texas Pacific, dealing a blow to a KKR-led group that recently bought the semiconductor division of Philips.
- SEIU: PE must take greater social responsibility(3)
The SEIU and the Working Families Party held a joint press conference today on a New York sidewalk – they called on buyout firms to better help the middle classes and outlined their upcoming private equity campaign strategies as volunteers sought to catch the attention of passers-by with posters and flyers.
- Bain strikes twice in musical, nautical deals(3)
Bain Capital is set to acquire US retailer Guitar Center for $2.1 billion. Meanwhile, the firm’s German arm has agreed to purchase yacht manufacturer Bavaria Yachtbau.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts(2)
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(3)
All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(2)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Heavyweights weigh in on PE(3)
Private equity dominated discussions in the US this week, as high-ranking government officials, superstar investors and senior executives commented on the building tax controversy confronting the industry, as well as the longevity of the so-called buyout boom.