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KKR recruits Bain for Accellent purchaseKohlberg Kravis Roberts and Bain Capital have completed a $1.27 billion acquisition of medical device maker Accellent. When the deal was first announced, Bain was not mentioned as part of the buying group.
- Burlington Coat Factory goes to Bain
More than six months after Burlington Coat Factory announced it was looking at strategic alternatives, Bain Capital has agreed to acquire the apparel retailer for $2.06bn.
- Warner IPO hits low note
Warner Music Group’s high profile IPO raised about $554m for the music conglomerate’s private equity backers, well off the anticipated $750 million projection.
- PE group loses Goodman Fielder to IPO
An investment group led by Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners appears to have missed out on what could have been Australia’s largest buyout to date.
- Trio in $1.2bn radio deal
The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners have teamed up with Cumulus Media to acquire Susquehanna Radio in $1.2bn deal.
- KKR, Bain spend $6.6bn in Toys R Us
The private equity firms have reportedly ended the seven-month auction for the US’ second-largest toy retailer by acquiring the whole company for $6.6bn.
- TPG, Warburg in $5bn Neiman Marcus deal
The two private equity firms are taking private luxury retailer Neiman Marcus in a $5 billion deal, following a string of recent buyouts.
- Changes to UK takeover rules
The new version of the UK Takeover Code could ease the path for private equity firms engaging in take privates in the UK market.
- Retail exec joins Cerberus
As the distressed specialist continues eyeing retail opportunities, the firm has hired a JC Penney executive to head up its Mervyn’s department store chain.
- Spinning like a broken record?
About a year ago, a consortium of private equity firms led by Edgar Bronfman bought Warner Music Group (WMG) for $2.6bn. As the company plans to go public, one of their own acts is throwing a platinum album into the works, writes Aaron Lovell.