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Goldman and Berlusconi join co-founder for Endemol dealGoldman Sachs Capital Partners has teamed up with co-founder John de Mol and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to buy television production company Endemol, in a €2.6 billion deal.
- PAI buys French house-builder at cut-price rate
PAI Partners has bought a controlling stake in partially listed house-builder Kaufman et Broad from US housing group KB Home for more than €5-a-share below Kaufman’s market price last week.
- PAI drops Altadis bid
PAI Partners has abandoned its joint bid with CVC Capital Partners for Spanish cigarette company Altadis. An insider said the split had been amicable in the face of opposition from the French and Spanish governments.
- PAI goes exclusive on French house-building deal
French buyout firm PAI partners has entered exclusive talks to buy compatriot Kaufman et Broad, in the latest example of frenetic M&A activity in the house-building sector.
- CVC looks to Altadis(2)
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly looking to bounce back from the disappointment of losing out in the battle for Sainsbury’s by turning its attentions to Altadis, a Spanish tobacco company.
- PAI looks to step up fundraising(2)
Last week’s €12.8bn bid for tobacco group Altadis was a declaration of intent by French firm PAI to join the mega fund elite. Its latest fundraising will reportedly target up to €7bn.
- Another twist in Altadis takeover(2)
Altadis, the Spanish cigarette maker that CVC, PAI and Cinven are stalking, has reportedly met with Imperial Tobacco to re-think a takeover by the UK trade buyer.
- Industri Kapital sells veterinary lab(2)
Nordic buyout firm Industri Kapital has achieved a 3.5 times return on its investment by selling veterinary laboratory Ceva Santé Animale to a private equity consortium.
- Duke Street set to make it second time lucky for Burton’s(2)
Duke Street Capital has edged ahead of other trade and financial buyers as it tries for a second time to buy Burton’s Foods, a snack maker valued at about £200 million.
- Permira bids for Provimi
Permira has made a bid for an animal feed company owned by CVC Capital Partners and PAI Partners, which would be its eighth investment in France.