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Unilever steps up beauty push with $2.7 billion Carver Korea deal: ReutersUnilever (ULVR.L)(UNc.AS) has agreed to pay 2.27 billion euros ($2.71 billion) to buy fast-growing cosmetics company Carver Korea in its latest move to build a global beauty business, Reuters reported.
- Nets welcomes $5.3 billion takeover bid by Hellman & Friedman: Reuters
Payments firm Nets on Monday welcomed a 33.1 billion Danish crown ($5.3 billion) bid from U.S. firm Hellman & Friedman, marking what could be one of the largest European private equity takeovers in recent years, Reuters reported.
Which LPs could be affected by the Toys R Us collapse?The toy retailer – owned by KKR, Bain Capital and Vornado – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.
- Customer data platform mParticle scores $35 mln Series C
New York City-based mParticle, a customer data platform for every screen, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. Harmony Partners led the round with participation from return backers Bain Capital Ventures and Social Capital.
- Toshiba selects Bain group as buyer of its prized chip business: Reuters
Japan’s embattled Toshiba Corp (6502.T) has chosen a group led by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital to buy its prized memory chip unit, three people with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday, a last-minute dramatic twist to a highly contentious auction, Reuters reported.
- Healthcare tech company Navicure nears deal to buy ZirMed: Reuters
Navicure, a healthcare technology company backed by Bain Capital, is nearing a deal to acquire ZirMed Inc that will value it at around $750 million, Reuters reported.
- Toshiba signs memorandum to accelerate chip sale talks with Bain group: Reuters
Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it has signed a memorandum to accelerate talks to sell its memory chip business to a group led by private equity firm Bain Capital and chipmaker SK Hynix Inc.
- Carlyle to sell South Korean security firm ADT Caps, say sources: Reuters
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is planning a sale of South Korean security systems company ADT Caps in what could be the country’s biggest M&A deal in two years, sources told Reuters.
- Bain gathers $9.4 bln for new buyout fund: Bloomberg
Bain Capital has raised $9.4 billion for its next North American buyout fund in about five months, Bloomberg is reporting. Bain has surpassed its $7 billion target for the pool and has hit its $8 billion hard cap. Bain employees contributed $1.4 billion, or 15 percent, Bloomberg said.