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Bain Capital's Canada Goose shoots for $320 mln from public saleCanada Goose, a designer and maker of luxury outdoor apparel, priced its recently filed initial public offering in Canada and the United States. The company plans to raise as much as $320 million from a sale of 20 million subordinate voting shares at $14 to $16 per unit, according to the updated prospectus. Founded in 1957 in a small Toronto warehouse, Canada Goose has been owned by U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital since 2013. The IPO will include a secondary sale by Bain.
Vista's Smith named PEI's 2016 'Game Changer'In the one award given at the discretion of PEI's editorial team, Robert Smith, founder of Vista Equity Partners, is named Private Equity Game Changer of the Year.
- Advent says interested only in friendly Stada deal: Reuters
Private equity firm Advent has no interest in a hostile approach to German generic drugmaker Stada Arzneimittel, a spokeswoman for Advent said on Monday.
- Bain sells stake in Australian software provider for $273m
The firm has pared down its shareholding in MYOB from 56 percent to 40 percent.
- China's Legend, buyout funds preparing final bids for Allfunds Bank, say sources: Reuters
Chinese investment firm Legend Holdings (3396.HK) and three groups of private equity funds are putting the finishing touches to rival bids for Allfunds Bank, a deal worth close to 2 billion euros ($2.11 billion), sources told Reuters.
- Bain Capital Ventures leads seed round for Fossa
San Francisco-based Fossa, a maker of a modern open source management and license compliance tool, has secured $2.2 million in seed funding. Bain Capital Ventures led the round with participation from other investors that included Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff.
- Stada management receives 58 euro/share takeover offer from Advent: Reuters
Buyout firm Advent International made a legally binding 3.6 billion euro ($3.8 billion) takeover offer for Germany's Stada Arzneimittel (STAGn.DE), giving its management until Monday to respond, Reuters reported.
- Bain Capital, Bow Street and Adama complete take-private Blue Nile buyout
Bain Capital Private Equity, Bow Street and Adama Partners have closed their previously announced take-private acquisition of online jeweler Blue Nile for $40.75 per share. As a result of the closing, Blue Nile's stock will stop trading on the NASDAQ on February 21, 2017. BofA Merrill Lynch provided financial advice to Blue Nile on the deal.
- Bain joins bidding for Germany's Stada with higher offer, sources: Reuters
German generic drugs company Stada (STAGn.DE) has received a new takeover approach which values it at 3.6 billion euros ($3.8 billion), raising the stakes in a three-way bidding war and pushing its shares to a new record, Reuters reported.