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VCs eye E2.5bn German chemicals unitGermany’s MG Technologies has set the first week of December as the deadline for first-round bids for its Dinamit Nobel chemicals unit, which has attracted considerable private equity interest.
- WestLB looks to Odeon sale
The German bank has hired Morgan Stanley and Tricorn Partners to evaluate strategic options for the UK cinema chain, following a number of bid approaches for the business.
- LDC buys Cinven’s Electrium
UK mid-market private equity firm LDC has agreed to back a £38m secondary management buyout at UK electrical group Electrium, providing an exit for Cinven.
- Platinum buys Hays Logistics business
The US buyout firm has paid just over £100m to acquire the UK-listed support service company’s £850m turnover business.
- CSFB Private Equity appoints European co-head
CSFB Private Equity, the private equity arm of investment bank CSFB, has bolstered its European credentials with the appointment of Susan Schnabel as co-head of European operations.
- Advent raises Parques Reunidos offer
Private equity firm Advent International has taken a step closer to the PTP of Spanish theme park operator Parques Reunidos, just four years after it was floated on the Madrid Stock Exchange.
- Spirit consortium wins S&N auction
A consortium of Texas Pacific, Blackstone Group, CVC Capital Partners and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity have agreed to pay just over £2.5bn for Scottish and Newcastle’s managed pubs business.