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KKR agrees $29bn First Data dealUS buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has signed yet another mega-deal, agreeing to pay $29 billion for First Data, a US listed electronic payments business. It has now signed up to over $100 billion of deals in a matter of weeks.
- Consortium mulls Intelsat sale
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.
- Blackstone files for $4bn IPO
The Blackstone Group is set to raise $4 billion through an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, confirming earlier reports that it would follow in the footsteps of Fortress Investment Group.
- LGT bolsters private equity team
Swiss asset management firm LGT Capital Partners has reinforced its private equity teams in New York, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
- Leonhard Fischer enters private equity
The high-profile German banker is joining Tim Collins to help run RHJ International, a listed private equity investment vehicle.
- Buyout firms circle Foxtons
At least three private equity firms are reportedly preparing bids for Foxtons, a UK estate agency valued at more than £400 million, as founder Jon Hunt prepares to sell his stake in the business.
- Bidding war looms for $45bn TXU deal
Three of the world’s biggest buyout firms may ignore convention and submit a competing offer for TXU, a US utility that accepted a $45 billion offer from KKR and TPG last month.
- 3i is among Foxtons bidders
London-listed private equity firm 3i is among potential bidders for UK-based estate agency Foxtons, according to a source familiar with the situation. The interest comes three weeks after 3i’s failed Countrywide bid.
- Popular and under pressure
New private equity secondary funds are flying off the shelf, despite the fact that market conditions are challenging. Philip Borel reports.
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