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CVC Asia Pacific appoints ex-Citigroup banker senior advisor(2)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.
- Qatari firm makes £12bn Sainsbury’s approach(3)
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.
- Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returns
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.
- CVC brings in former RBS finance chief
Fred Watt, who a year ago was set to work with Doughty Hanson on a publicly listed fund that never went ahead, has joined the European LBO house as chief operating officer.
- CVC Asia Pacific appoints ex-Citigroup banker senior advisor
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.
- Credit markets help Imperial beat CVC to Altadis(2)
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.
- CVC nears €4bn ’side-car’ close
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly approaching a close for its ’side-car’ fund to bolster last year’s €6 billion fundraising, which was quickly outstripped by rival mega-funds.
- Doughty Hanson to raise €1bn listed fund
Doughty Hanson is reportedly to follow in the public market footsteps of KKR and Apollo Management and raise a buyout fund on Amsterdam Euronext.
- Darwin hits half-way milestone with £122m
Darwin Private Equity has held a second close of its debut fund just three months after launching with the backing of City grandee Lord Jacob Rothschild and his RIT Capital Partners trust.
- Qatari firm makes £12bn Sainsbury’s approach(2)
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.