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BC Partners to enter Six Continents frayFollowing shareholder approval for demerger plans by the UK conglomerate last week, the UK private equity firm is planning a £3bn bid for the company’s pubs and restaurant chain.
- Three groups vie for BertelsmannSpringer
The German publisher has reduced the number of bidders for its science publishing unit to three groups, with Apax, Candover, CVC and Blackstone still in the running.
- Blackstone to bid for Italian directories unit
Telecom Italia subsidiary Seat Pagine Gialle looks set to become the latest directories business to be sold to a financial buyer, with Blackstone thought closest to the deal.
- Two groups compete for Telecolumbus
Deutsche Bank is expected to announce the successful buyer for its Telecolumbus cable television business later this month, with BC Partners and Apollo Management the two remaining bidders.
- Blue chips to fight for Seat Pagine
Three private equity consortia have emerged as potential bidders for the Italian telephone directories business owned by Telecom Italia.
- BC Partners pips rivals for cable deal
BC Partners has acquired Deutsche Bank’s Telecolumbus cable TV business, trumping rival offers from Apollo and Apax, paying E510m for the business.
- Cinven plans French hospital sale
Candover, Eurazeo and a handful of trade buyers are preparing bids for Cinven’s remaining stake in Générale de Santé, France’s largest private hospital group.
- BertelsmannSpringer goes to Cinven, Candover
The two UK-based private equity groups have agreed to purchase the science and trade publishing unit of German publisher Bertelsmann for E1.05bn.
- Candover hires new IR director
The UK-based buyout firm has appointed former Piers Dennison as its first dedicated investor relations director.
- Six Continents rejects private equity approach
The UK pubs-to-hotels group has reportedly rejected a £2.8bn offer for its Mitchells & Butlers pubs and bars unit from BC Partners.