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Gates seals Four Seasons deal(2)Bill Gates and Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal have backed a $3.8 billion take-private of Four Seasons, a chain of 74 luxury hotels.
- Centerbridge unveils first deal(2)
In its first ever deal, the Blackstone and Angelo Gordon spin-out has agreed to take part in a $1.2bn buyout from which General Atlantic recently withdrew.
- Bridgepoint to cash in from Safestore float(2)
Bridgepoint Capital is set for a bumper gain when it floats Safestore, the UK’s largest self-storage provider, on the London Stock Exchange next month. It also plans to retain a “significant shareholding”.
- Carlyle to complete full exit from QinetiQ(2)
The Carlyle Group is selling its remaining 10.3 percent stake in UK defence group QinetiQ, bringing to an end a successful, if controversial, investment.
- Bear Stearns enters fund placement business(2)
The acquisition of the placement agent Crane Capital Associates has added a global platform from which the bank can compete with the likes of Credit Suisse and UBS.
- Diminishing returns threaten take-privates(2)
Falling return expectations could limit the number of attempted public-to-private deals in 2007, according to a new report.
- Merrill Lynch to expand Asia financial sponsor coverage(2)
Merrill Lynch has made several key appointments in Asia in leveraging the region’s private equity boom.
- TPG to compete with ten other bidders for Alitalia(2)
Eleven different groups have expressed an interest in bidding for struggling airline Alitalia, according to the Italian government, including Texas Pacific Group and Terra Firma.
- Biggest ever buyout could become biggest ever bidding war
US distressed debt specialist Cerberus may look to trump Blackstone’s $36 billion offer for Equity Office, the biggest buyout to date.
- Merrill Lynch, Pacific Equity Partners make joint-approach in Australia(2)
A private equity consortium of Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity and Pacific Equity Partners has approached Veda Advantage, Australia-listed credit checking company, with a $636 million proposal.