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CD&R sells Brakes to Bain for £1.3bn(2)US buyout firm Bain Capital has won the race to buy Brake Bros, a UK food distribution business, from Clayton Dubilier & Rice, in a deal thought to be worth about £1.3 billion.
- Heavyweights weigh in on PE
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.
- Industry group opposes Senate bill(3)
The Private Equity Council has voiced its opposition to a recent US Senate bill that would cause publicly traded partnerships to be taxed as corporations.
- CD&R sells Brakes to Bain for £1.3bn
US buyout firm Bain Capital has won the race to buy Brake Bros, a UK food distribution business, from Clayton Dubilier & Rice, in a deal thought to be worth about £1.3 billion.
- Onex, Carlyle to acquire GM division for $5.6bn(2)
As GM shaves off assets to improve liquidity, Onex and The Carlyle Group have come away with US-based Allison Transmission.
- Buyout giants pull out of race for Coles
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.
- Consortium pays $10bn for Home Depot division(3)
The Carlyle Group, Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Bain Capital have teamed up to pay $10.3 billion for the wholesale distribution business of Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer.
- Industry group opposes Senate bill(2)
The Private Equity Council has voiced its opposition to a recent US Senate bill that would cause publicly traded partnerships to be taxed as corporations.
- SEIU: PE must take greater social responsibility
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
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.