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Planting flags in TurkeyTurkey’s dynamic demographics and healthy macroeconomic trends have caught the attention of the global private equity industry. But some challenges remain.
- ICG closes in on £440m CPA buyout
Days after selling its mezzanine position in private equity-backed gaming giant Gala Coral, ICG's minority buyout team is preparing to take a 47% stake in patent licensing business CPA.
- European GPs finish '09 with deal flurry
Matrix, AAC, Apax and LDC are among firms ending 2009 with fresh deals. Meanwhile, lawyers are lining up PE-backed IPOs and big ticket auctions continue for companies like Bridgepoint's Pets at Home.
- Gala casts doubt on Apollo, Blackstone offers
Apollo, which recently appointed Sanjay Patel as international head of private equity, is the latest firm to put its cards on the table in the battle for gaming giant Gala Coral.
- Candover, Cinven share €100m sale proceeds
The two firms are selling Springer Science+Business Media to EQT and GIC for €2.3bn.
- Permira chips away at portfolio leverage
The private equity firm is nearing a deal to reduce the debt burden on fashion house Valentino by €730m, while talks continue with lenders to gaming group Gala Coral.
- Bridgepoint, Axa place €600m bet on Snai
The two firms are looking to carve out the gaming operations of Italian-listed leisure group Snai at the same time that Blackstone is reportedly vying to take control of Gala Coral.
- Gala Coral owners face debt-for-equity swap
The bingo and bookmaking group owned by UK-based private equity firms Candover, Cinven and Permira is in talks to reduce its £2.6bn debt burden.
- Gangsted leaves Cinven for VC firm Curzon Park
Earlier this month, Cinven saw a major shake-up with the departure of two partners and the promotion of Hugh Langmuir to replace Robin Hall as CEO.
- 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.