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Bain Capital in largest ever South African buyoutUS group Bain Capital has agreed a $3.5 billion deal for South African retailer Edgars Consolidated Stores, the largest buyout ever recorded in the country.
- Retail buyout targets enjoy mixed fortunes
UK retailers that rejected private equity advances in 2006 have failed to flourish on the public market.
- Media unlimited
Growth in internet advertising is fuelling media consolidation and private equity is playing its role the tune of €19bn with deals like Clear Channel boosting the total, writes Jennifer Bollen.
- 3i to buy VNU Business Media Europe for €320m(3)
3i will buy VNU Business Media Europe from VNU, an information and media company, for €320 million, bringing the number of media businesses in the private equity company’s portfolio to eight.
- PE lobbying group unveiled(3)
The Private Equity Council will be based in Washington DC and led by Douglas Lowenstein, currently the head of the video game industry association.
- Buyout firms in $50bn fundraising bonanza
Blackstone, KKR and Terra Firma are set to raise fund vehicles totalling nearly $50 billion in the coming weeks.
- Vote now in our 2006 awards
As the final week of voting for our Global Private Equity Awards 2006 begins, the competition is hotting up, with the industry preparing to reward the biggest winners of 2006.
- EMI and Permira talks collapse(3)
Permira’s takeover bid for EMI has been rejected, sending shares in the group up 3.25p to 271p today.
- Ham Lane, PCG in battle for Oregon
Two private equity advisory firms, Hamilton Lane and Pacific Corporate Group, are the finalists in Oregon’s search for a new consultant, following heavy turnover at PCG.
- Sterling, Citigroup in education take-private(2)
Along with members of the company’s management team, the two firms have agreed to buy Nasdaq-traded Educate in a deal worth $545m. It is Citigroup’s and Sterling’s second education-related deal announced today.