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Friday Letter Take our word for it we're top quartileA press release from CVC yesterday left something to be desired.
- Australian PE outperforms public market
Australian private equity distributions have outperformed returns from the country's top 300 listed companies during the fiscal year.
- CVC dials in to Hong Kong market
The deal to buy Hong Kong-listed City Telecom, the special administrative region's second-largest broadband provider, is CVC's first deal in China this year.
- CVC recruits Goldman's leveraged finance head
Stephen Hickey will join as chief risk officer of newly formed CVC Credit Partners, as the London firm bolsters its debt capabilities.
- CVC toasts $3.5bn brewery exit
CVC has agreed to sell StarBev, which brews and distributes beer brands including Staropramen, Stella Artois and Beck's, to trade buyer Molson Coors.
- CVC brings in ex-StarBev boss at Autobar
CVC has brought in a heavy-hitting operational expert to replace Andrew Bristow as CEO at Autobar, as it gears up for a sale or a float of the UK vending machine company.
- GIC and KIA buy into CVC management vehicle
Two sovereign wealth funds, GIC and KIA, and a third unnamed fund have acquired a 10% stake in CVC Capital Partners in a deal which will see them given preferential access to deals as well as a share of management fees and carried interest.
- Secondaries Special: Crowding the market
New entrants to the private equity secondary market are attracting talent and capital that was previously the sole preserve of dedicated secondaries investors. Graham Winfrey reports
- CVC’s Smith to retire
Mike Smith, who’s led CVC to become one of the world’s largest private equity firms, will be succeeded by Donald MacKenzie, Rolly van Rappard and Steve Koltes.
- Firms turn to dividend recaps for exits
As the exit market continues to be challenging, dividend recaps remain a tempting exit option for private equity firms. Loan volume for dividend recaps is now the highest since 2007, according to research.