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Canadian PE thrives, VC divesAs Canada’s venture capital investments suffered a 12 percent year-over decline in the second quarter, private equity deals surged to a record C$55.6 billion, well outperforming last year’s total deal volume of C$11.6 billion.
- Virgin Media confirms auction delay
The UK cable company has confirmed widespread reports that its auction has had to be postponed, as the volatility in the credit markets claims its latest victim.
- Onex to pay C$960m for plastics molding company
Onex will pay C$960m for TSE-listed Husky Injection Molding Systems, offering shareholders a 38.6 percent premium over the company’s closing price on 27 September.
- Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returns(3)
Alternative assets returned 27.6 percent to CalSTRS last fiscal year. Though less than last year’s 32 percent return, CalSTRS’ alternative assets outperformed the portfolio as a whole by around 7 percentage points.
- Branson may join Virgin Media take-private bid(3)
The hotly contested auction for cable company Virgin Media may be facilitated by shareholder Sir Richard Branson, while the number of reportedly interested bidders continues to increase.
- Shareholders approve $49bn BCE buyout
BCE shareholders have approved the Canadian telecom company’s sale to Teachers, Providence and Madison Dearborn. But the $49 billion transaction, the largest proposed buyout to date, still faces regulatory hurdles.
- El-Erian leaves Harvard to rejoin PIMCO
Harvard University's endowment is left without a head, as Mohamed El-Erian has left the $35 billion endowment for a senior role at PIMCO, where he'll lead a push into alternatives.
- Alternative assets boost CalSTRS returns(2)
Alternative assets returned 27.6 percent to CalSTRS last fiscal year. Though less than last year’s 32 percent return, CalSTRS’ alternative assets outperformed the portfolio as a whole by around 7 percentage points.
- Virgin Media bids to come in September
The Virgin Media auction will come later than expected as problems in the debt markets have constrained leverage available to buyout firms.
- Branson may join Virgin Media take-private bid(2)
The hotly contested auction for cable company Virgin Media may be facilitated by shareholder Sir Richard Branson, while the number of reportedly interested bidders continues to increase.