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Olympus invests $28m in Chinese cement(3)Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has invested $28 million in a joint venture established with China-listed cement producer Sichuan Golden Summit.
- Macquarie consortium in $7.4bn US utility deal(3)
Puget Sound Energy, Washington state’s largest utility company, will be taken private in a $7.4 billion transaction by a consortium including Macquarie, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation.
- Arcapita buys Texan power plant for $695m
Arcapita Bank, the Bahrain investment firm, has bought a Texan gas-fired power station, which targets the same market as TXU, the subject of a $45bn buyout last year.
- AIC endorses Walker reporting guidelines for all large companies(2)
The Association of Investment Companies, a UK trade body, has recommended the Walker report’s guidelines should be extended to all large companies because the regulations should not solely target private equity.
- Silver Lake, ValueAct drop $3bn buyout(4)
Silver Lake’s and ValueAct Partners’ $3 billion buyout of data company Acxiom is the latest in a series of deals to fall apart in the wake of the credit crunch.
- KKR, Goldman reach $400m accord with Harman(2)
KKR and Goldman Sachs have struck a $400 million deal allowing them to terminate their agreed $8 billion buyout of Harman International Industries without litigation or paying a breakup fee to the audio equipment maker.
- Boots post-buyout accounts reveal £1.55bn dividend
A document published before the accounts released today showed Stefano Pessina, Boots’ executive chairman and the manager at the centre of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts’ take-private, would reap £600 million from the delisting.
- KKR signs Turkey’s largest deal(3)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, the US buyout firm, has bought UN Ro-Ro in its first transaction in Turkey, making it the latest firm to gain exposure to the country and the neighbouring MENA region.
- Silver Lake, ValueAct drop $3bn buyout(3)
Silver Lake’s and ValueAct Partners’ $3 billion buyout of data company Acxiom is the latest in a series of deals to fall apart in the wake of the credit crunch.
- Bain sells Dutch paint company for €2.2bn(3)
A US conglomerate will buy Bain Capital portfolio company SigmaKalon in a €2.2 billion transaction. The US buyout firm is believed to have paid roughly €1 billion for the Dutch paint company in 2003.