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CD&R maintains excellent distribution(2)Clayton Dubilier & Rice recently led the $10.3 billion acquisition of HD Supply, the wholesale business of US retail giant Home Depot. It is the latest in a string of deals the US buyout firm has completed for distribution businesses. Nicholas Lockley reports.
- CD&R maintains excellent distribution
Clayton Dubilier & Rice recently led the $10.3 billion acquisition of HD Supply, the wholesale business of US retail giant Home Depot. It is the latest in a string of deals the US buyout firm has completed for distribution businesses. Nicholas Lockley reports.
- Audax closes $1bn fund
The Boston middle-market Bain spin-out has closed its third private equity fund on $1 billion.
- Shansby spinoff closes debut fund on $325m(3)
California-based VMG Equity Partners plans to focus on ‘highly branded consumer products companies’, and will use its relationship with LA talent agency The Firm to promote portfolio companies.
- Shansby spinoff closes debut fund on $325m(2)
California-based VMG Equity Partners plans to focus on ‘highly branded consumer products companies’, and will use its relationship with LA talent agency The Firm to promote portfolio companies.
- EMI agrees to £2.4bn Terra Firma bid
The world’s third largest recording company, EMI, has accepted a £2.4 billion, eleventh-hour bid from UK private equity firm Terra Firma.
- House names witnesses for PE hearing
An executive of private equity-owned Dunkin’ Donuts will sit alongside a union representative, an academic and the head of a new private equity lobbying group to answer questions from US congressmen tomorrow.
- CVC, KKR pull out of Coles takeover bid
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has decided to follow CVC Asia Pacific and quit the consortium bidding for Coles Group after two weeks of due diligence on the Australian retail giant. Coles shares have consequently fallen below the A$17.00 mark for the first time since April.
- Sun Capital buys Japanese snack maker(2)
Sun Capital’s recently established Japanese affiliate has completed its first deal with the acquisition of “Fruit Jelly” snack maker Tarami.
- Private equity backs its own in US election(2)
The US private equity community has contributed substantial sums to the ever-expanding war chests of the US presidential hopefuls. Republican candidate Mitt Romney, the co-founder of Bain Capital, has predictably been the most generously supported.