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Hertz buyout completedClayton Dubilier & Rice, The Carlyle Group and Merrill Lynch have completed their buyout of rental car giant Hertz.
- Golden Gate in $1bn software deal
Tech specialist Golden Gate Capital has agreed to take Geac Computer Corp. private in a $1 billion deal. The San Francisco-based firm intends to split the company up once the deal closes.
- Blackstone completes La Quinta buy
The Blackstone Group has finalised its purchase of Dallas-based La Quinta Corp., paying $3.4bn for the hotel operator.
- Silver Lake clinches Serena Software deal
Silver Lake Partners agreed to take Serena Software private for roughly $1.2 billion, in what has been a busy week for public-to-private transactions.
- Fenway completes Targus buy
Fenway Partners finalised its purchase of Targus Group International, paying $382.5 million for the laptop carrying case maker, which was previously owned by Apax Partners.
- Forstmann Little shapes up for $1.6bn
In a transaction involving two beleaguered private equity firms, Forstmann Little will acquire 24 Hour Fitness from McCown De Leeuw for approximately $1.6bn.
- Trio in $1.2bn radio deal
The Blackstone Group, Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners have teamed up with Cumulus Media to acquire Susquehanna Radio in $1.2bn deal.
- HgCapital grows in Germany
The European midmarket specialist firm has announced the appointment of five more staff to its Frankfurt office.
- Brazos buys Unidare unit
Brazos Private Equity Partners has carved the ORS Nasco unit out of Ireland’s Unidare plc, acquiring the US wholesale distributor in an $81m deal.
- Blackstone buys La Quinta for $3.4bn
The Blackstone Group has tracked down another hotel deal, this time acquiring the Dallas-based La Quinta chain in a $3.4bn transaction.