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  • Biggest ever buyout could become biggest ever bidding war
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    US distressed debt specialist Cerberus may look to trump Blackstone’s $36 billion offer for Equity Office, the biggest buyout to date.

  • Vornado enters Equity Office fray
    James Taylor- 4 January 2013

    US real estate trust Vornado has reportedly joined the consortium mulling a counter-bid for Equity Office.

  • Carlyle again increases bid for roofing company
    Sushil Cheema- 4 January 2013

    The global private equity firm has increased its offer for ElkCorp for the second time in one week, bringing the new total offer to $1.1bn.

  • Amadeus portfolio firm in $100m fundraising(4)
    PEI Staff- 4 January 2013

    The UK venture firm has joined in a fresh round of funding of Plastic Logic, a flexible display developer it seeded, to build a factory.

  • Crestview to acquire surgical facility operator for $637m
    Amanda Janis- 3 January 2013

    New York-based Crestview Partners, a Goldman Sachs spin-out, has agreed to acquire Symbion, a US operator of short stay surgical facilities, for $637 million.

  • Sallie Mae agrees $25 billion buyout
    PEI Staff- 3 January 2013

    US student loan provider Sallie Mae has accepted a $25 billion buyout offer from a private equity consortium led by JC Flowers, contradicting an earlier claim that The Blackstone Group was likely to buy the company.

  • Norwest Equity promotes two
    Sushil Cheema- 3 January 2013

    The Minneapolis, Minnesota-based firm has promoted two of its investment professionals, one to the level of partner and one to principal.

  • Scale Venture closes $400m second fund
    Amanda Janis- 3 January 2013

    The Bank of America spin-out has closed its second fund, and transferred the ownership of its portfolio from the banking giant to 12 new limited partners.

  • Mezzanine Management makes third realisation of 2007
    Jo Nash- 3 January 2013

    Mezzanine Management, Europe’s oldest independent mezzanine investor, has sold XServ, a US provider of maintenance services to chemical and industrial facilities, to Texan trade buyer The Brock Group.

  • Scale Venture closes $400m second fund
    Amanda Janis- 3 January 2013

    The Bank of America spin-out has closed its second fund, and transferred the ownership of its portfolio from the banking giant to 12 new limited partners.