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M&A vets prep $500m BDCUS mergers and acquisitions veteran Eric Gleacher has filed to take public a ‘business development company,’ Gleacher Investment, amid a glut of similar vehicles.
- Blackstone hires more CSFB talent
CSFB’s Michael Dugan has joined Blackstone’s corporate advisory group as a senior managing director.
- Allen & Overy adds leveraged finance partner
International law firm Allen & Overy has announced the appointment of Jonathan Nabarro as a partner in its Paris banking and leveraged finance practice.
- 3i hires KKR pro for French buyouts
3i has made four new appointments in its Paris office, recruiting Domnin de Kerdaniel from KKR to boost its French buyout presence.
- Tom Lee, Gores enter BDC fray
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Gores Technology, two US private equity firms, have in recent days filed with the SEC to launch business development companies – publicly traded vehicles that make loans to and equity investments in companies.
- Friends of KKR raise $231m fund
Friend Skoler, a Saddle Brook, New Jersey smaller-buyout firm, has raised a debut third-party fund after years of investing the personal capital of the partners at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts.
- KKR preps $750m public vehicle
The New York buyout giant has filed to take public a ‘business development company’ which will make debt and equity investments in private companies.
- KKR-led consortium trims offer for Vendex
A private equity consortium led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts has reduced its offer for Dutch retailer Vendex from €1.43bn to €1.40bn following disappointing trading performance at the target company.
- KKR-led trio offers €1.43bn for Vendex
Vendex, the Dutch retailer, has received a €1.43 billion offer from a private equity consortium comprising Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, AlpInvest Partners and Change Capital Partners.
- KKR agrees to $3.55bn PanAmSat buyout
In the year’s biggest US private equity deal, KKR has agreed to buy PanAmSat from its majority stakeholder, DirectTV Group.