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€2bn Lafarge unit on PE radarBids for the roofing division of Lafarge, a global cement group, are being considered by a dozen private equity firms as well as trade buyers, according to a French report.
- Coles Myer says proposed takeover ‘highly conditional’
Coles Myer, a listed Australian retailer has referred to the proposed takeover offer received from a consortium of private equity firms as “highly conditional.”
- Venture still calling on VoIP
Despite a disappointing IPO for Vonage, VCs are still pouring money into internet-based telephony. Dave Keating reports.
- Misys opens books to private equity
Permira and General Atlantic Partners and a consortium led by Silver Lake Partners have been given the go ahead to carry out due diligence on Misys, a banking and healthcare software group.
- Providence, Doughty to pay £1bn for Caudwell Group
Providence Equity Partners and Doughty Hanson, two buyout firms, will buy the Caudwell Group, a UK mobile telephony group which owns the Phones 4 U brand, for £1bn.
- Specialisations R’ Us
In his first interview since taking the helm of private equity-backed Toys R’ Us, new head Gerald Storch laid out an innovative strategy shift for the troubled retailer—and one that doesn’t necessarily mean the fire-sale of the chain’s real estate. By Aaron Lovell.
- BC buys Brenntag from Bain
Bain Capital will sell Brenntag, a German chemical distribution company, to UK private equity firm BC Partners for around €3 billion.
- Grupo Televisa meets with rival bidder about Univision
In a new twist, representatives from Grupo Televisa, Mexico’s largest broadcasting company, met with the consortium of private equity firms that recently outbid the company in an auction to acquire the Spanish-language media giant Univision.
- PE firms to bid a reported $10bn on Philips semiconductor division
Three teams of private equity firms are in the final stages of bidding for the semiconductor division of Philips Electronics - a deal which could be valued at more than $10bn, according to news reports.
- KKR lands record $33bn hospital deal
KKR, Bain Capital and Merrill Lynch will buy HCA, a hospital chain, and take on its $11.7bn of debt, making it the largest leveraged buyout in history.