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Bain Capital searches for European GCThe Boston-based firm has begun searching for a new European general counsel. The search is being led by Bain GC Sean Doherty.
- Apollo, CVC agree £888m take-private
After initially approaching Brit Insurance in June, Apollo has agreed a takeover deal with the board of the company by joining forces with CVC.
- TPG in $1.3bn tertiary buyout
Rather than a planned IPO, TPG will buy American Tire from Investcorp, Berkshire Partners and Greenbriar Equity.
- ABRY presses play on $1.2bn cable deal
The Boston-based firm will use $536m of equity in the take-private, the latest in a string of transactions around the $1bn mark agreed in recent weeks.
- Bain buys Dow Chemical unit for $1.6bn
The private equity firm has done four deals in 2010, with its second mega-deal of the year resulting from an auction that reportedly included TPG and Apollo.
- Bain, Advent, Berkshire in $1.1bn deal
The investors agreed to acquire SkillSoft, which provides Internet-based training for companies and governments. The deal includes $605m of debt financing.
- HarbourVest promotes three to MD
The Boston-based firm has unveiled a raft of promotions across the business.
- How fashions have changed
From the golden age to the age of pragmatism: private equity is an industry with evolving strategic priorities. PEI looks at how tastes have altered in five key respects.
- Berkshire invests $125m in life science support company
The Boston-based mid-market firm has backed United Biosource, which provides services to help life science companies market and develop products.
- One-third of GPs expect LP defaults
A survey conducted at PEI Media’s annual CFO and COO Forum in New York Wednesday also revealed that 9% of firms represented have recently experienced a defaulting limited partner.