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  • Canadian court approves $52bn BCE buyout
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    A judge has dismissed a bondholders’ lawsuit critical to the success of the record-breaking BCE buyout by Ontario Teachers’, Madison Dearborn, Providence and Merrill Lynch.

  • Blackstone, CPPIB to bid on Canadian wireless spectrum
    Suzanne Weinstock- 4 January 2013

    The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has teamed up with Blackstone and a Canadian telecom company to bid in an upcoming spectrum auction. The consortium has deposited $340 million toward that end.

  • Providence recruits Morgan Stanley veteran
    Toby Lewis- 4 January 2013

    Andrew Tisdale has joined media specialist Providence Equity Partners having occupied many of the key positions in the communications sector at the investment bank.

  • US drives Canadian buyout and VC markets
    Suzanne Weinstock- 4 January 2013

    Deals in Canadian PE and VC markets were driven by US investors in 2007, creating ‘serious concern’ over the strength of the domestic Canadian market, according to the CVCA.

  • Pathway holds first close on $220m FoF(4)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Fund of funds manager Pathway Capital Management will cater to a new client base with its latest fund.

  • Pathway holds first close on $220m FoF(3)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Fund of funds manager Pathway Capital Management will cater to a new client base with its latest fund.

  • Providence may leave Clear Channel deal(4)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Providence Equity Partners may drop out of a consortium that has agreed to buy US media giant Clear Channel Communications, casting doubt on the fate of a $27.5 billion deal that was nearly a year in the making.

  • Madison Dearborn chief steps down ahead of $10bn fundraising(4)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    The firm’s co-presidents, Sam Mencoff and Paul Finnegan, have reportedly taken the reins from fellow co-founder John Canning in a planned succession.

  • Providence may leave Clear Channel deal(3)
    Jennifer Harris- 4 January 2013

    Providence Equity Partners may drop out of a consortium that has agreed to buy US media giant Clear Channel Communications, casting doubt on the fate of a $27.5 billion deal that was nearly a year in the making.

  • Madison Dearborn chief steps down ahead of $10bn fundraising(3)
    Amanda Janis- 4 January 2013

    The firm’s co-presidents, Sam Mencoff and Paul Finnegan, have reportedly taken the reins from fellow co-founder John Canning in a planned succession.