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North Castle in third exit of yearThe sale of skin care product maker HDS Cosmetics Lab is the ‘healthy aging and wellness’ specialist firm’s fifth exit since February of 2006.
- Carlyle in skin care products deal
The private equity firm will add to its consumer and retail portfolio with the purchase of philosophy, inc.
- Banks can’t say no to an LBO(2)
Standard & Poor’s has warned of the ’extreme’ average price for a leveraged buyout, which has hit a record high in an aggressive market.
- PE lobbying group unveiled
The Private Equity Council will be based in Washington DC and led by Douglas Lowenstein, currently the head of the video game industry association.
- JV closes $1.1bn Lord & Taylor acquisition
The partnership between NRDC and Apollo has also hired Christina Johnson, the former chief executive of Saks Fifth Avenue, in the latest example of top retail talent making the jump to private equity.
- Bain and Blackstone join Coles Myer bid
Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group and Pacific Equity Partners are joining a consortium of buyout firms that has approached Coles Myer with a takeover offer.
- Banks can’t say no to an LBO
Standard & Poor’s has warned of the ’extreme’ average price for a leveraged buyout, which has hit a record high in an aggressive market.
- Gap stock surges amid buyout rumours
The struggling US retailer see shares rise by 7% after reports that it is considering a sale.
- Allied Capital in $124m restaurant chain buyout
The Washington, DC-based firm has made the investment in the full-service US restaurant chain Huddle House.
- US buyout groups join BVCA
Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR have signed up to the BVCA, a UK trade body, as the industry continues its charm offensive.