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KKR-led consortium trims offer for VendexA private equity consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has reduced its offer for Dutch retailer Vendex from €1.43bn to €1.40bn following disappointing trading performance at the target company.
- KKR-led trio offers €1.43bn for Vendex
Vendex, the Dutch retailer, has received a €1.43 billion offer from a private equity consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, AlpInvest Partners and Change Capital Partners.
- PE firms sell Unique Pub stake for £609m
Enterprise Inns has completed the purchase of an 83.2 percent stake in Unique Pub Company held by a Cinven-led private equity consortium for ₤609m.
- VCs dominate European media deals
Private equity firms have emerged as the most important players in the consolidation of the European media sector, according to new research.
- Lazards builds buyout business
The independent investment bank has reportedly started a recruitment campaign to build a presence in the European buyout market.
- PPM exits Oxoid in £177m trade sale
European mid-market investor PPM Ventures has reported an IRR of 33 percent on the UK healthcare business it acquired from Cinven in 2000.
- New European fund to target €600m
Balmoral Capital, a new private equity firm headed by Richard Winckles and Alec D’Janoeff, is seeking to raise around €600m for its debut pan-European fund.
- Cinven doubles money on Unique sale
Enterprise Inns has confirmed that it plans to exercise its call option to acquire the remaining stake in the Unique Pub Company for £609m from Cinven.
- Sponsors bet on chemicals
100 European chemicals companies are now under private equity ownership, but realisations are a challenge, according to a new report.
- Advent completes first Spanish PTP
Advent International has completed the E165m takeover of listed Spanish leisure group Parques Reunidos after gaining acceptances from shareholders representing over 90 per cent of the company.