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BCE in talks with KKR, Canadian pensionsCanada’s largest communications company, BCE, has announced it is in buyout discussions about a potential $28 billion privatisation.
- Providence to buy Clear Channel division for $1.2bn
Clear Channel is selling a group of 54 television stations to Providence Equity Partners for $1.2 billion. The media giant is also in agreements to sell 161 radio stations for $331 million.
- Ontario Teachers linked with biggest ever buyout
Shares in BCE, a Canadian telecoms group, soared today following speculation that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is talking to potential private equity partners about a $45 billion buyout.
- Cerberus backs $8bn Affiliated buyout
Cerberus Capital Management, a US alternative asset manager, is set to back an $8.2 billion take-private of Affiliated Computer Services, a scandal-hit US IT outsourcing company that rejected a similar offer from a private equity consortium last year.
- Providence appoints STAR chief to Hong Kong post
Providence Equity Partners continues its Asian expansion, this time with the appointment of the former CEO of STAR, a leading media and entertainment company on the continent.
- Lowenstein to fight ’knowledge gap’
In his first public comments, the leader of the newly established Private Equity Council said he hopes to avoid the hostility that the industry has faced abroad by educating Washington policymakers about its activities. The lobbying group also named a new vice president today.
- Candover makes cautious case for greater transparency
Candover, the UK-listed private equity investment trust, backed calls for greater disclosure as it reported increased profits and net assets in 2006. However, it believes transparency must have its limits.
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- Providence closes $12bn fund
The Providence, Rhode Island-based firm has tripled the size of its previous fund with the closing of its sixth, Providence Equity Partners VI.
- Carlyle and Providence in Australia media deal
The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners have become the new partners for Irish publishing group Independent News & Media in the latter’s listed media business in Australia and New Zealand.