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Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts(2)Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- Moody’s criticises levels of debt in buyouts
Ratings agency Moody’s is worried about the levels of debt being issued to private equity. It has highlighted refinancing as a concern claiming firms used this as a way to pass risk on to lenders, despite stated intentions to de-leverage.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(3)
All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(2)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Heavyweights weigh in on PE(3)
Private equity dominated discussions in the US this week, as high-ranking government officials, superstar investors and senior executives commented on the building tax controversy confronting the industry, as well as the longevity of the so-called buyout boom.
- Buyout giants pull out of race for Coles(2)
TPG, Carlyle and Blackstone have pulled out of the formal race for Coles, an Australia-listed retailing group, but their consortium has indicated an interest in discussing an alternative investment structure.
- CD&R sells Brakes to Bain for £1.3bn(3)
US buyout firm Bain Capital has won the race to buy Brake Bros, a UK food distribution business, from Clayton Dubilier & Rice, in a deal thought to be worth about £1.3 billion.
- Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(2)
All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.