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Firms stay busy during holiday ‘break’There was no rest for several firms during the holidays that spent the allegedly ‘slow’ final week of the year closing landmark acquisitions and exits.
- EIG pays $562m for slice of Brazilian tycoon's empire
The energy-focused firm has agreed to buy LLX, a logistics business owned by Brazil’s Eike Batista, as the country’s former richest man looks to divest parts of his embattled EBX conglomerate.
- EQT consolidates Swedish natural gas sector
A €110m add-on acquisition from utility E.ON gives EQT ownership of Sweden’s entire high-pressure natural gas transmission grid, running over 620km.
- 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.
- Vattenfall German grid auction reportedly a one horse race
A consortium of heavyweight investors including Allianz, RREEF and Goldman Sachs, is reportedly the sole remaining bidder in the auction to acquire the Swedish energy company’s German transmission grid.
- Mid Europa buys Austrian mobile operator(3)
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom have bought Austrian mobile operator One for €1.4 billion. The deal is the biggest industrial leveraged buyout in Austria to date.
- Mid Europa buys Austrian mobile operator(2)
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom have bought Austrian mobile operator One for €1.4 billion. The deal is the biggest industrial leveraged buyout in Austria to date.
- Mid Europa buys Austrian mobile operator
Mid Europa Partners and France Telecom have bought Austrian mobile operator One for €1.4 billion. The deal is the biggest industrial leveraged buyout in Austria to date.
- CVC sells ista to Charterhouse for €2.4 billion
CVC Capital Partners has realised most of its investment in German metering business ista, after completing a €2.4 billion secondary sale to UK buyout firm Charterhouse Capital Partners.
- DLJ Spinout invests $50m in oil exploration
Avista Capital Partners has committed $50 million to London-based Celtique Energie Limited to develop and explore onshore basins in Europe and Africa.