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BC Partners loses Dometic to lendersThe firm has broken even on its investment in the Swedish caravan maker, following a debt-for-equity swap that leaves a 25-strong lending syndicate in control.
- BC begins medical lab consolidation
The European private equity firm will combine German lab service provider Synlab with Austrian FutureLAB. Its last German deal was in December 2008.
- GIC names heads of Europe, Americas
The Singaporean sovereign fund continues its management overhaul, appointing Lim Chow Kiat and Anthony Lim Weng Kin as respective regional heads.
- Private equity exploits the PIPE-line
CD&R and One Equity Partners have become the latest private equity firms to dip their toes in the public markets.
- PIPEs, equity-only deals gain momentum
GPs are inreasingly employing non-LBO strategies in the US, including making distressed debt plays and PIPEs, Ernst & Young research has found.
- Life after leverage
Mega-firms with dry powder are breaking the LBO mould to get deals done, writes Toby Mitchenall.
- Endless takes over Electra’s office supplies company
The UK turnaround specialist has bought a 71% stake in Vasanta Group, which has had its £200m debt burden slashed by 75%.
- KKR enters music industry with €250m BMG deal
The buyout firm has partnered with media conglomerate Bertelsmann to develop a global music rights management business. BMG Rights Management has contracts with artists including 80s pop band A-ha, Welsh DJ Sasha and German hip hop and reggae artist Peter Fox.
- Dutch merger revives BC’s Baxi
Having been at risk of breaching covenants and defaulting on interest payments, the future now looks more secure for BC Partners’ heating equipment manufacturer, as it becomes part of Europe’s third largest company in its sector.
- BC Partners seals $350m US deal
In its maiden US-led deal, the London-headquartered private equity firm has acquired a 20% stake in NYSE-listed Office Depot, a global supplier of office equipment.