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Credit crunch forces Apax to postpone Emap bidApax Partners has reportedly been forced to postpone its bid for UK media business Emap while it struggles to find a bank prepared to underwrite the bid.
- Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returns(3)
Alternative assets returned 27.6 percent to CalSTRS last fiscal year. Though less than last year’s 32 percent return, CalSTRS’ alternative assets outperformed the portfolio as a whole by around 7 percentage points.
- Spanish pioneer closes second fund of funds
Altamar Private Equity, a fund of funds manager with exclusively Spanish investors, has closed the country’s largest fund yet on $575m, underlining investor appetite.
- CVC Asia Pacific buys Taiwan blind maker(2)
CVC Asia Pacific is taking a listed Taiwanese maker of blind and window shutters private for NT$18 billion ($547 million).
- Buyout firms generate record IPO volume
Private equity-backed IPOs have hit record levels of $32.4bn this year, according to data provider Dealogic, despite heavy criticism for the performance of high-profile offerings like Sports Direct and private equity-backed Debenhams.
- CVC Asia Pacific appoints ex-Citigroup banker senior advisor(3)
CVC Asia Pacific has appointed ex- Citigroup investment banking chairman Francis Leung as senior advisor. The appointment comes after three senior executives left the Asian buyout arm last year.
- CVC Asia Pacific buys Taiwan blind maker
CVC Asia Pacific is taking a listed Taiwanese maker of blind and window shutters private for NT$18 billion ($547 million).
- Campbell to become chairman if Three Delta triumphs, Mellor not involved
Three Delta has confirmed Tony Campbell will become chairman of UK supermarket Sainsbury’s if its offer succeeds, although the Sainsbury family is reportedly set against the deal.
- Credit markets help Imperial beat CVC to Altadis(3)
Trade buyer Imperial Tobacco has had its €16.2 billion offer for Altadis, the maker of Gauloises and Gitanes cigarettes, accepted by the company’s board, as rival bidder CVC Capital Partners was forced to revalue its bid in light of problems in the credit markets.
- Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returns(2)
Alternative assets returned 27.6 percent to CalSTRS last fiscal year. Though less than last year’s 32 percent return, CalSTRS’ alternative assets outperformed the portfolio as a whole by around 7 percentage points.