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Univision accepts $13.7bn PE bidSpanish-language US media leader Univision Communications and a private equity consortium—including a firm led by the executive producer of the “Power Rangers” television series—announced a landmark $13.7bn acquisition of the publicly traded media giant.
- KKR cuts Demag offering to €271m
Market conditions appear to have impacted upon another private-equity backed flotation, with KKR and Siemens slashing the amount they plan to raise for German crane maker Demag by €192m.
- Goldman Sachs to bid for PagesJaunes stake
US investment bank Goldman Sachs is to partner with PAI Partners to bid for France Telecom’s 54% stake in the French yellow pages business.
- KKR listing hits new low
Shares of KKR Private Equity Investors, listed on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange, closed today at $22.39 per share, down nearly 9 percent since the vehicle went public on May 3.
- Cinven breaks European buyout fundraising record
Spectacular early returns from its third fund have helped Cinven, a European large cap buyout group, to a record fundraising but rival firm Permira is hard on its heels.
- Permira ups cap, closes in on €11bn
The pan-European LBO leader has told prospective investors that Permira Europe IV will accept an additional €1bn in commitments to close on a revised target of €10.835 billion.
- Madison Dearborn ex-partner settles insider trading charges
Justin Huscher, who in 2004 quietly stepped down from his position as managing director at Chicago-based Madison Dearborn Partners, has paid more than $108,000 to the SEC to settle charges of insider trading.
- KKR sets cap of $15.5bn for 2006 Fund
The buyout giant, currently in the market with its 2006 Fund, has set a ceiling for the vehicle that, if reached, will put KKR in the same size stratosphere as Blackstone and Texas Pacific.
- Report: PE-backed IPOs underperform market
The majority of private equity-backed flotations in Europe have underperformed other IPOs in recent years, according to new research.
- KKR sets Australian buyout record
A relative newcomer to the Asian buyout space, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is the $1.35bn winner in Australia’s closely-watched auction of two subsidiaries of Brambles Industries.