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Bain makes move in GermanyThe US buyout firm has acquired the German division of US outdoor equipment manufacturer Johnson Outdoors Inc for over E60m.
- KKR close to Siemens assets
The US private equity firm is in advanced talks regarding the purchase of several engineering units as it closes the E3.7bn acquisition of Legrand.
- Carlyle and Welsh snap up QwestDex
The two US buyout houses have joined forces for the $7bn acquisition of Qwest Communications' telephone directories business.
- Three-way battle for Edscha PTP
Private equity firms from both sides of the Atlantic are competing to acquire Edscha in what would be Germany’s second auto parts buyout this summer.
- Two firms remain in Burger King auction
The auction to acquire Diageo’s fast-food chain has entered the final stages with two US private equity firms still in the running.
- Burger King goes to TexPac consortium
As expected, the Texas Pacific-led consortium has won the race to acquire Burger King Corporation in a lower-than-expected $2.2bn deal.
- US firms in BK consortium
The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners are reportedly looking to join forces in a bid for Diageo’s fast food chain.
- “The genie is out of the bottle”
Interregnum's Ken Olisa is convinced that the technology boom has started to erode that deep-rooted risk aversion that is so typical of Europeans.
- Slideshow: A Look At How Mega-Funds Perform For CalSTRS
European powerhouse CVC Capital Partners takes the crown in this week’s battle of the U.S. and European mega-buyout houses, securing first place in our list of top 10 funds based on private equity performance figures from California State Teachers’ Retirement System. U.S. and European firms both account for five of the top-10 spots with The Blackstone Group coming in a close second place.