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TPG and Warburg Pincus after New LookUS buyout firms TPG and Warburg Pincus have teamed up to bid for UK clothing firm New Look, which may lead to less competition for the store in the upcoming auction.
- Eurazeo doubles Q1 revenues to €520m
Eurazeo more than doubled first quarter revenues to €520.5 million this year, after a number of bolt-on acquisitions.
- CVC looks to Altadis(2)
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing out in the battle for Sainsbury’s by turning its attentions to Altadis, a Spanish tobacco company.
- PAI looks to step up fundraising(2)
Last week’s €12.8bn bid for tobacco group Altadis was a declaration of intent by French firm PAI to join the mega fund elite. Its latest fundraising will reportedly target up to €7bn.
- Debenhams chief voices “whipping boy” fears(2)
Following another poor set of results and another share price fall, Debenhams chief executive Rob Templeman fears that his company is being made a scapegoat for private equity buyouts.
- Dutch buyout industry plays down political storm(2)
Dutch private equity insiders have played down concerns about proposed legislative changes, after leading alternative asset managers were called to the Dutch parliament to defend themselves against accusations they were “plundering” the country.
- Buyout firms’ €12.8bn Altadis bid raises the stakes(2)
European buyout firms CVC and PAI’s €12.8 billion bid for Spanish tobacco company Altadis surpasses Imperial Tobacco’s rival offer last month and could trigger a bidding war.
- CVC admits defeat on Sainsbury bid(2)
The Sainsbury family seems to have triumphed in its bid to keep the UK retailer out of private equity hands, after the last remaining members of the buyout consortium admitted defeat in their battle to take the company private.
- KKR’s takeover talent(2)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts showed its mastery of the public-to-private transaction after it agreed the £11 billion Alliance Boots bid. Yet why is it that its deal succeeded in an arena where European private equity firms have experienced difficulties lately?
- Another twist in Altadis takeover(2)
Altadis, the Spanish cigarette maker that CVC, PAI and Cinven are stalking, has reportedly met with Imperial Tobacco to re-think a takeover by the UK trade buyer.