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Baker walks, as Pessina becomes Boots chairman(2)The chief executive of Alliance Boots, the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts portfolio company, has quit his position at the company after Stefano Pessina assumed the position of executive chairman.
- KKR eyes Macy’s(3)
As Macy’s deals with sluggish sales, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is reportedly looking to take the US department store retailer private in a $24bn deal.
- TPG mulls £11bn Virgin Media bid(2)
US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.
- Cov-lite and Cov-loose every time(2)
As ratings agency Standard & Poor’s criticises covenant loose loans for being covenant-lite by the backdoor, a senior banker tells Toby Lewis cov-lite loans will become extinct.
- Carlyle debt fund float finally gets away(2)
The Carlyle Group has finally completed the troubled flotation of a credit vehicle on Amsterdam’s Euronext exchange, raising $300 million.
- Blackstone to acquire medical supplier for $1.6bn(3)
The Blackstone Group plans to acquire DJP, a supplier of musculoskeletal and vascular health services and supplies, as an add on for its portfolio company ReAble Therapeutics.
- Baker walks, as Pessina becomes Boots chairman
The chief executive of Alliance Boots, the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts portfolio company, has quit his position at the company after Stefano Pessina assumed the position of executive chairman.
- Carlyle debt fund float finally gets away
The Carlyle Group has finally completed the troubled flotation of a credit vehicle on Amsterdam’s Euronext exchange, raising $300 million.
- Maxeda refinancing shelved despite sweeteners
The troubled refinancing of Dutch retailer Maxeda has fallen prey to the current jitters in the credit markets, despite the KKR-led buyout consortium sweetening the offering earlier this month.
- Qatari firm makes £12bn Sainsbury’s approach
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.