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TPG checks out of Debenhams with £500m profitThe £96m exit marks the end of a turbulent relationship between the retailer and its consortium of private equity owners.
- Moulton eyes Better turnarounds
After his very public departure from Alchemy Partners, Jon Moulton has set up turnaround-focused Better Capital right on his old firm’s doorstep.
- CVC to buy InBev’s CEE operations for $3bn
The London-based firm will use $1.6bn of cash to buy the latest assets being sold by the brewing giant to a private equity firm.
- Alberta to build direct PE team in-house
Leo de Bever, head of the C$70bn Alberta Investment Management Corporation, said money managed by external GPs costs ‘nine times what it costs me internally’.
- CVC’s Beijing head defects to StanChart
Zhu Wei has left CVC Capital Partners after 14 months to head Standard Chartered Private Equity’s China operations.
- UK government eyes £16bn asset sale bonanza
Prime minister Gordon Brown has unveiled proposals to sell ‘non-financial’ assets including transport infrastructure, student loans, a uranium processing business and a state-owned bookmaker.
- Blackstone to pay $2.7bn for theme park operator
The firm will use $1bn in equity in to purchase Busch Entertainment's 10 US theme parks, including Sesame Place, SeaWorld and Busch Gardens.
- Blackstone nears $3bn theme park deal
SeaWorld is among the theme parks Anheuser-Busch InBev may sell to the mega-firm. Meanwhile, CVC has reportedly increased the equity ratio in its €1.3bn bid for the brewer's CEE assets.
- CVC strengthens FIG team with senior advisors
As it looks to deploy $20bn in dry powder, CVC has hired financial services industry veterans Bob Jenkins and Jim Sutcliffe to advise on the sector.
- Moulton resigns from Alchemy
The UK mid-market firm’s remaining co-founder has left following strategy differences with buyout chief Dominic Slade and has called for winding down of its main fund.