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CVC to buy E.ON metering unitThe European private equity house has acquired the German energy provider over the sale of its E1bn metering business.
- BC Partners to enter Six Continents fray
Following shareholder approval for demerger plans by the UK conglomerate last week, the UK private equity firm is planning a £3bn bid for the company’s pubs and restaurant chain.
- Three groups vie for BertelsmannSpringer
The German publisher has reduced the number of bidders for its science publishing unit to three groups, with Apax, Candover, CVC and Blackstone still in the running.
- Two remain for Northumbria deal
CVC Capital Partners and Morgan Stanley’s private equity unit will compete in the final round of bidding for the UK water unit of French utility Suez.
- Blue chips to fight for Seat Pagine
Three private equity consortia have emerged as potential bidders for the Italian telephone directories business owned by Telecom Italia.
- HSBC sells PE unit to management
The UK bank will retain a near-20 per cent stake in Montagu Private Equity, which will remain the bank’s primary vehicle for European private equity investment.
- BertelsmannSpringer goes to Cinven, Candover
The two UK-based private equity groups have agreed to purchase the science and trade publishing unit of German publisher Bertelsmann for E1.05bn.
- Carlyle brings in Dutch advisor
The Carlyle Group has appointed Cees van Lede, former chairman of Akzo Nobel, to the advisory board of its E1bn European buyout fund.
- Six Continents rejects private equity approach
The UK pubs-to-hotels group has reportedly rejected a £2.8bn offer for its Mitchells & Butlers pubs and bars unit from BC Partners.
- Buyout firms linked with Hays Logistics bid
As UK services group Hays looks to focus on its personnel operations, Cinven is among a number of firms considering a £250m bid for its logistics division.