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KKR signs Turkey’s largest deal(2)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.
- Olympus invests $28m in Chinese cement(2)
Olympus Capital Holdings Asia has invested $28 million in a joint venture established with China-listed cement producer Sichuan Golden Summit.
- Carlyle recruits European investment banker
The Carlyle Group, the global investment firm, has expanded its European buyout team with Norbert Reis joining from Credit Suisse to cover the German and Austrian markets.
- Filmmaker continues attack on Kravis
Disillusioned workers from a former KKR portfolio company and snippets of a Martin Luther King speech factor prominently in the second short film of Robert Greenwald’s “War on Greed” series.
- Blackstone hires Mark Woodward as senior advisor(4)
Blackstone has boosted its capability to join in the technology buyout trend with the appointment of an 30-year industry veteran to source and evaluate deals.
- HBM BioVentures to list
The Swiss venture firm is set to tap the public markets in a rare move, joining the ranks of larger buyout firms that came to market last year.
- TPG to pay $1.3bn for Canadian drug firm
Axcan Pharma has agreed to be taken private by TPG in a transaction valued at $1.3 billion. It’s the firm’s third healthcare acquisition this year.
- Macquarie consortium in $7.4bn US utility deal(2)
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.
- Citi mulls backing $12.5bn KKR debt vehicle(3)
US bank Citi is considering backing a leveraged loan debt vehicle set up by US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts to take advantage of the $300 billion leveraged loan backlog.