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CD&R exits from VWRUS buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice sold VWR International yesterday. The firm also revealed yesterday it was entering into its first ever deal partnership with rival buyout firm KKR.
- H&F earns back Gartmore investment
Buyout house Hellman & Friedman is reportedly placed to make £200 million as part of a £520 million refinancing of asset management firm Gartmore less than a year after it backed a management buyout of the company.
- KKR lands Boots knockout blow
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has struck a knockout blow in the battle for UK health and beauty chain Alliance Boots this morning, after sweetening its bid to £11 billion and increasing the stake it controls to about 25 percent.
- KKR, CD&R in $7.1bn food distributor deal
Dutch retail giant Royal Ahold has agreed to sell its food distribution company, US Foodservice, to KKR and CD&R for $7.1 billion.
- TXU-deal banker arrested for insider trading(2)
A Credit Suisse investment banker was arrested for alleged insider trading in various mergers and acquisitions including the $45 billion TXU deal.
- Warburg portfolio company in talks with Silver Lake
Warburg Pincus is the largest shareholder in US telecom products company Avaya, which is reportedly in take-private talks with Silver Lake Partners.
- KKR Euronext in Japanese PIPE deal
KKR’s Euronext-traded affiliate has invested $167.4 million in convertible preferred stock of Japanese credit card firm Orient. It is the publicly traded vehicle’s second PIPE.
- Terra Firma realises £200m from Threshers deal
Buyout firm Terra Firm has realised £200 million from the sale-and-leaseback of some of the property estate of UK off-licence chain Threshers.
- Dow fires execs for buyout talks
Dow Chemical has fired a senior executive and a board member for allegedly taking part in unauthorised discussions regarding the sale of the company. The sackings come days after a UK tabloid reported an imminent $50 billion bid for the US chemical company.
- Natural Gas to buy power businesses for $636m
Energy-focused Natural Gas Partners is set to acquire the power production and development businesses of MDU Resources Group for $636 million.