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Former MBK co-founder sets up own firm – reportsKuo-Chuan Kung is launching a new Chinese buyout firm, less than six months after leaving MBK.
PE HUB Second OpinionSecond Opinion closes out the day with news that Goldman has acquired delinquent mortgages for about $4.5 billion, Bain Capital-owned Canada Goose soars in IPO debut and Pakistan wants Facebook and Twitter to help identify people suspected of blasphemy.
Parka maker Canada Goose's shares soar in market debut: ReutersCanada Goose Holdings shares surged 40 percent in their trading debut on Thursday after the high-end parka manufacturer raised $340 million in an initial public offering, Reuters reported. The maker of $900 parkas priced the offer above the marketing range on Wednesday, underscoring strong investor appetite for a brand that celebrities have made popular. Founded in a small Toronto warehouse 60 years ago, Canada Goose was acquired by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital in 2013. The IPO valued the company at about $1.8 billion.
- Japan govt-backed fund may take minority stake in Toshiba chip unit, say sources: Reuters
A Japanese state-backed fund may invest in Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) memory chip business as a minority partner - a move that would help the government prevent a sale to bidders it deems risky to national security, sources told Reuters.
- Sealed Air nears sale of Diversey Care to Bain Capital, say sources: Reuters
Sealed Air Corp (SEE.N) is in exclusive talks to sell its cleaning and chemicals systems division, Diversey Care, to private equity firm Bain Capital LLC for between $3 billion and $4 billion, sources told Reuters.
- Private equity groups talk about joint bids for Stada: Reuters
Two pairings of private equity groups are considering bids for Stada that would value the German generic drugmaker at up to 4.8 billion euros ($5.1 billion) including debt, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
- Private equity groups talk about joint bids for Stada, say sources: Reuters
Two pairings of private equity groups are considering bids for Stada that would value the German generic drugmaker at up to 4.8 billion euros ($5.1 billion) including debt, sources told Reuters on Monday.
- TA plants first flag in Africa
The growth investor has taken a stake in a payments business owned by African powerhouse Helios Investment Partners since 2011
TriWest Capital-backed Source Energy prices IPO to raise $300 mlnSource Energy Services, a proppant-sourcing and oilfield-logistics company, is seeking to raise $300 million from its recently filed initial public offering, according to the company's updated prospectus. Source, backed by Canadian private equity firm TriWest Capital Partners, said it will price as many as 17.6 million common shares at $17 to $20 per unit. If the IPO's greenshoe option is exercised, it could raise as much as $345 million. The lion's share of the offering’s proceeds will go to Source. It will include a secondary sale by TriWest, which invested in Source in 2013, and other shareholders.
- Club deals: paying it forward
Advent International and Bain Capital have teamed up for the eighth time. Is the club deal back?