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Apollo and Abu Dhabi disagree about 10% stake’s $1.5bn value(3)Apollo Management is reportedly in a dispute over the valuation of the firm in its attempt to sell a 10 percent stake to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
- Blackstone to acquire medical supplier for $1.6bn(2)
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.
- Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(3)
The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.
- AVCAL says “economic xenophobia” in decline(2)
Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has said Australian “economic xenophobia” has lessened after the Australian Senate’s inquiry into private equity.
- KKR eyes Macy’s
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.
- Warburg Pincus’ bid for Bausch & Lomb trumped(3)
Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, the buyout arm of the investment bank, and US buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts are reportedly partnering Advanced Medical Optics’ rival bid for optics company Bausch & Lomb.
- AVCAL says “economic xenophobia” in decline
Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has said Australian “economic xenophobia” has lessened after the Australian Senate’s inquiry into private equity.
- KKR files for $1.25bn listing(3)
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts will become the latest alternative asset manager to raise funds on the public market, after revealing plans for a $1.25 billion initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange before the end of the year.
- Secondary buyout record fuels industry concerns
The volume of secondary buyouts so far this year is already 15 percent higher than the total for the whole of 2006. Many industry observers believe this is a sign that the industry is approaching the top of the current cycle.
- Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(3)
All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.