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Bunker Hill buys California Family FitnessPrivate equity firm Bunker Hill Capital, the owner of the Papa Gino’s pizza restaurant brand, has announced a ‘significant investment’ in the operator of the California Family Fitness club chain.
- Blackstone to bid in £1.7bn United Biscuits auction
The US private equity firm is reported to be lining up a bid for United Biscuits, the maker of McVities Biscuits and Jaffa Cakes in the UK. The move will pit the firm against Premier Foods, a UK food group.
- Kraft takes £575m bite of United Biscuits
US food group Kraft has bought the southern European division of United Biscuits, five months after Goldman Sachs was appointed to carry out a strategic review of the biscuit and snacks manufacturer.
- Jenny Craig sale yields 11x return
MidOcean and ACI have realised a fat profit through the sale of the weight-loss company to Swiss food maker Nestle for $600m.
- New name, new investors for West Private Equity
London-based West Private Equity is to change its name to Lyceum Capital following WestLB’s sale of its commitments in the firm’s debut fund to AlpInvest Partners and AXA Private Equity.
- Allen & Overy hires Lovells PE partner
The London office of law firm Allen & Overy has lured private equity partner Derek Baird from rival Lovells.
- Crestview announces first deal, $1.4bn from LPs
Crestview Partners, the new firm launched by Goldman Sachs veterans Barry Volpert and Thomas Murphy, has yet to formally announce a final close for its debut fund, but in statement announcing its first deal, the firm said it had amassed $1.4bn in commitments.
- Allen & Overy hires Lovells PE partner
The London office of law firm Allen & Overy has lured private equity partner Derek Baird from rival Lovells.
- BC signs pros from Apax, Englefield
Armed with its new €5.8bn buyout fund, pan-European LBO house BC Partners has hired Nikos Stathopoulos from Apax and Giampiero Mazza from Englefield.
- MidOcean tones down LA Fitness offer
The transatlantic private equity firm has cut its bid for the UK health club chain to around £140m in the wake of a deterioration in trading.