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- Buyers Circle Cooper Standard
Carlyle Group, Cerberus Capital Management and Platinum Equity are among the private equity firms interested in buying US auto parts maker Cooper Standard, but tough financing markets make a deal uncertain, people familiar with the matter said to Reuters.
- Bain to Buy Japan Resto Chain
US private equity firm Bain Capital is close to finalising a $3.4 billion deal to buy restaurant chain Skylark from a unit of Nomura Holdings, according to Reuters reports. At $3.4 biliion, this would be the biggest funded buyout in Japan since 2008 crisis.
- KKR, Olympus, Advantage in Running for Yayoi
Buyout shops Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Olympus Capital and Advantage Partners are among those preparing bids for Japanese software developer Yayoi, Reuters reported. MBK Partners is the seller, and is looking to raise roughly 75 billion yen ($977 million) through the sale.
- Advent, Bain in Running for Point International
Advent International and Bain Capital are in the running to buy Point International, a payments company owned by Nordic Capital, Reuters reported Tuesday. The two private equity firms have teamed up on a bid. The company is expected to fetch roughly 700 million euros ($930 million), and final bids are expected this month.
- Kershner Joins Hooklogic Automotive Team
Bain Capital-backed hooklogic has appointed Jeff Kershner to its automotive team in a senior sales management position. Kershner is an influential voice in the automotive online marketing world. His move to HookLogic comes on the heels of a $9.5 million round of funding from Bain Capital.
- Kepha Partners Seals $74M for Second Fund
Kepha Partners, a Waltham, Mass.-based venture capital fund, has sealed $73.7 million in commitments for its second fund, Kepha Partners II L.P., according to an Oct. 3 regulatory filing http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1529666/000152966611000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml