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Permira formalises Debenhams offerThe UK-based buyout firm is reported to have made a formal 425 pence per share offer for the UK department store chain, valuing the business at more than £1.5bn.
- Hermes builds out direct investment team
Hermes Private Equity has made its third appointment in as many months, hiring former CVC Capital Partners investment manager Justin Ward as a director.
- Standard Life holds E892m third close
Standard Life Investments has secured additional commitments totaling E153m at the third close of its European Strategic Partners II fund.
- Kirkland & Ellis eyes German opportunity
The US corporate law firm’s European private equity practice is mulling plans to open an office in Germany by 2004.
- PE firms circle Deutsche Bahn unit
KKR, Carlyle and BC Partners are among a number of firms being linked with the struggling German railway group’s chemicals distribution business.
- Montagu nears £900m Linpac buyout
The newly independent UK private equity house, having beaten off competition from BC Partners and Apax, is close to acquiring the UK packaging business.
- CVC closes in on spread betting deal
CVC is backing management in a proposed take-private transaction of IG Index valuing the British spread betting business at £150m.
- CVC acquires Danish building group
The European buyout firm has agreed to pay E540m for Danish building materials retailer Danske Trælast.
- Seat goes to BC Partners, CVC, IA, Permira
A group of four private equity firms has agreed to pay just over E3bn for a 61 per cent stake in Seat Pagine Gialle in the first part of a deal that will become Europe’s largest ever buyout.
- Cinven, CVC offload William Hill stakes
Following last June’s successful listing of the UK bookmaker, Cinven and CVC have placed a further 55 million shares with institutional investors.