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Soros deal completes Bayer divestmentsGerman chemical groups Bayer and Degussa have sold their German latex joint venture business to Soros Private Equity in a E235m transaction.
- US groups back $15bn bid for Vivendi
Carlyle, Bain Capital and Texas Pacific have reportedly joined forces to back oil billionaire Marvin Davis in his pursuit of Vivendi’s US media assets.
- Halley family bets big on Vandevelde
Change Capital, the private equity shop headed by Luc Vandevelde, has secured a E300m cornerstone investment from the Halley family, which has set aside another E700m for co-investment.
- Vivendi selling Hungarian telecom operations
UK firm GMT Communications Partners and US-based AIG Global Investment look set to become the latest participants in the French conglomerate's disposal program.
- Oaktree closes first mezzanine fund on $800m
The Los Angeles-based private equity firm Oaktree Capital Management has closed one of the year’s largest mezzanine funds on $800m.
- Third deal for Bain Capital
The US private equity house has made its third acquisition in seven days, paying around $100m for three chemical units from Rhodia.
- Blackstone consortium has exclusive with Houghton Mifflin
A consortium of private equity firms led by Blackstone and Thomas H Lee looks set to acquire the US publisher for around E1.75bn.
- Second deal for Bain Capital
The US private equity firm has made its second carve-out acquisition in three days with the E200m purchase of Trespaphan from Celanese.
- TPG completes Gate Gourmet deal
The US buyout house has completed the acquisition of Gate Gourmet, the Swiss in-flight meals provider, after nine months of negotiations.
- Carlyle backs Edscha PTP
The US group has beaten off competition from Bain Capital and Industri Kapital for the German automotive parts business.