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Report: Four firms on shortlist for BellSystem24Permira, Bain Capital Asia, and a partnership of CVC Asia Pacific and the Blackstone Group have all reportedly submitted final round bids for the Japanese telemarketing company, which has been valued at between $1.1 billion and $1.7 billion.
- Firms gets boost from $860m Swedish pharma sell-off
Three Nordic private equity firms have acquired chains of pharmacies from the Swedish government. KKR’s Alliance Boots, which reportedly bid for assets, was not among the auction winners.
- Private equity firms eye Asian FIG deals
Bain and General Atlantic will submit bids estimated in the $1bn region for Morgan Stanley’s stake in CICC, while Blackstone and KKR are reportedly bidding for AXA’s stake in China’s Taikang Life.
- How fashions have changed
From the golden age to the age of pragmatism: private equity is an industry with evolving strategic priorities. PEI looks at how tastes have altered in five key respects.
- RMB fund fever
Many foreign firms have now announced plans to launch RMB funds in Shanghai, but are there enough LPs to go round?
- KKR, GA seal $1.65bn Northrop Grumman carve-out
CPPIB's credit arm, as well as KKR Capital Markets and four others, will provide financing for the purchase of government engineering consultancy TASC.
- KKR founders defend mega-deals, outline past regrets
Regret over ‘drinking the Kool-Aid’ during the tech bubble was among many industry and firm-specific issues Henry Kravis and George Roberts discussed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
- Affinity closes $200m Chinese cleantech deal
The firm's second deal in China is for Beijing Leader & Harvest Electric Technologies, which manufactures energy saving devices.
- Capmark failure spells $2bn loss for KKR, Goldman
The real estate lender has filed for bankruptcy protection. Sponsors KKR, Five Mile and Goldman Sachs are set to record one of the biggest private equity losses in history.
- KKR’s back office build-up
Going public requires significant investment in your finance, admin, and IR teams, as KKR’s preparations for its public listing show, writes Jennifer Harris.