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PE firms eye Shanghai PharmaOne of China’s largest pharmaceutical groups is attracting interest from private equity firms after reportedly announcing that it wants to sell a large stake to foreign buyers.
- BC Partners closes record fund
Days after the official launch of Blackstone’s $11bn fund, BC Partners has closed the largest-ever European buyout fund on “over €5.5bn”.
- CVC linked with deals worth €18bn
The European private equity firm is targeting the possible buyouts of Royal Dutch/Shell’s LPG unit and Ruhrgas Industries – taking the total value of deals the firm is currently linked with to about €18bn.
- Permira, PAI top CVC bid for Cortefiel
CVC faces a battle for the €1.4 bn Spanish retailer with Permira, the firm it outbid for UK department store Debenhams in 2003.
- CVC delivers Danish post office deal
The London-based buyout firm has acquired a 22 percent stake in Post Danmark, the state-owned Danish post office, from the Danish government.
- SJ Berwin moves into Italy
Alberto Morano, a private equity lawyer in Italy for the past 15 years, is to head up SJ Berwin’s new Italian offices.
- Fitch warns on European retail LBOs
A tough trading environment for retailers could impact negatively on leveraged buyouts and recapitalisations in the sector, according to a new report from Fitch.
- CVC launches €1.4bn retail takeover
The European private equity firm has launched a €1.4bn agreed takeover bid for Spanish clothing retailer Cortefiel on top of its bid for cable and wireless group Auna.
- PE-backed leverage deals up more than 30%
Latest figures from data provider Dealogic have confirmed the enormous amount of liquidity in the debt markets that was available for private equity deals in 2005.
- PE firms branded ‘locusts’ in Germany
A debate over private equity’s business ethics is raging in Germany after one of the country’s most senior politicians described financial investors as greedy, job-destroying insects.