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Fortress, Centerbridge in $8.9bn gaming dealThe two private equity firms have agreed to buy publicly tradedPenn National Gaming, which owns 18 facilities in 14 US states.
- BC seals $16bn Intelsat deal(3)
BC Partners, a publicity-shy European buyout firm, has followed its acquisition of estate agent Foxtons by agreeing to buy Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite operator. It is the firm’s biggest deal to date.
- BC seals $16bn Intelsat deal(2)
BC Partners, a publicity-shy European buyout firm, has followed its acquisition of estate agent Foxtons by agreeing to buy Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite operator. It is the firm’s biggest deal to date.
- BC seals $16bn Intelsat deal
BC Partners, a publicity-shy European buyout firm, has followed its acquisition of estate agent Foxtons by agreeing to buy Intelsat, the world’s largest commercial satellite operator. It is the firm’s biggest deal to date.
- Biomet price tag grows to $11.4bn
Days before a scheduled shareholder vote, Blackstone, KKR, Goldman and TPG have amended their agreement to buy Biomet, increasing the deal for the orthopedic products manufacturer by nearly 5 percent.
- APN buyout in Australia shot down
The proposed $2.5 billion buyout of Australia’s APN News & Media by a consortium led by Irish billionaire Tony O’Reilly’s Independent News & Media has failed to garner enough support. The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners will have to wait for their first Australian deal.
- Kravis: Private equity in golden era
Delivering the key note speech yesterday at a conference in Canada, Henry Kravis said the buyout industry is in its golden era, and while admitting ’trees don’t grow to the sky’ he dismissed the idea of bubble.
- Advanced Medical Optics throws hat into Bausch and Lomb ring
The optical surgical devices and eye care company Advanced Medical Optics wants to derail Warburg Pincus’ $4.8bn bid for Bausch and Lomb agreed on 16 May.
- KKR flips Australian waste firm
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has sold Cleanaway after just 11 months, reportedly making a A$250 million profit.
- Consortium mulls Intelsat sale(2)
A consortium of four private equity firms is contemplating the $17 billion sale of satellite operator Intelsat, potentially yielding a tenfold return on its initial investment.