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Blackstone Group acquires Cine-UKUS private equity firm Blackstone Group has acquired Cine-UK, the British cinema chain, in a deal thought to be worth around £120m.
- Former CSFB PE execs to raise fund
A group of executives from CSFB’s private equity arm have set up Diamond Castle Holdings and are seeking to raise between $1bn and $1.5 bn.
- Intelsat sold for $3bn
Apax, Apollo, Madison Dearborn and Permira agree to buy the global satellite company months after it abandoned an IPO attempt.
- Terra Firma double bill
The buyout group has beaten off competition from rivals to acquire two of the UK’s leading cinema chains Odeon and UCI for close to £600m.
- Blackstone, Terra Firma in final Odeon preview
The final round of bidding for the £380m UK cinema chain has narrowed the field down to the two private equity firms and one property investor.
- Blackstone buys West’s healthcare group
In the first exit from its debut fund, West Private Equity has sold its interest in Southern Cross Healthcare to the New York-based firm for 3x money.
- Evercore pulls BDC
A third business development company (BDC) launched by a US private equity firm has been pulled following KKR’s withdrawal and Blackstone’s postponement.
- Blackstone doubles packaging platform
Graham Packaging, majority-owned by the New York-based private equity firm, will pay $1.2bn for the plastic container business of Owens-Illinois.
- Buyers circle Saga, Westminster Health
Numerous bidders are reportedly competing to acquire Saga, the UK services provider for the over 50s, while 3i prepares to sell Westminster Health Care, the UK care provider.
- Blackstone, Metalmark in hospital recap
Blackstone has joined the firm formerly known as Morgan Stanley Capital Partners in a $1.75bn investment in Vanguard Health Systems, an operator of acute care hospitals.