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Explosive maker rejects $8.3bn buyout proposalOrica, an Australia-listed explosive maker, has seen its share prices jump by more than twenty percent after rejecting a A$10 billion proposal from a private equity consortium.
- New Look set for £2bn secondary sale
Permira and Apax Partners have reportedly decided to sell rather than float their £2 billion-rated UK fashion retailer New Look, after the company’s management expressed a preference to remain privately-owned.
- Next could be next
Shares in UK clothing retailer Next hit an all-time high on Wednesday morning, following speculation that it could be the next target for a private equity bid.
- Lowenstein to fight ’knowledge gap’
In his first public comments, the leader of the newly established Private Equity Council said he hopes to avoid the hostility that the industry has faced abroad by educating Washington policymakers about its activities. The lobbying group also named a new vice president today.
- Explosive maker rejects $8.3bn buyout proposal
Orica, an Australia-listed explosive maker, has seen its share prices jump by more than twenty percent after rejecting a A$10 billion proposal from a private equity consortium.
- Walker names team and outlines terms
Sir David Walker has called some of the biggest names in UK private equity to help him draw up a voluntary code for increased transparency and disclosure. Half his team are from big buyout firms.
- Fairmont buys beef supplier for $127m
The California-based firm’s investment has followed the first close of its first discretionary institutional buyout fund, Fairmont Capital Private Equity LP.
- CCMP Asia, Teachers Private Capital acquire NZ Yellow Pages
CCMP Capital Asia and the private investment arm of Ontario’s Teachers’ Pension Plan have overcome heavyweight competition to acquire Yellow Pages in New Zealand for $1.54 billion.
- Bain Capital raises $1 billion for debut Asia fund
Bain Capital has raised $1 billion for a new Asia-focused fund in just three months. This comes a year and a half after the Boston-based private equity group made its foray into the region.
- Allianz closes biggest ever German FoF
Allianz Private Equity Partners has raised an €823 million fund-of-funds, which it will use to invest in buyout and venture funds worldwide.