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Lehman backs music roll-upLehman Brothers Merchant Banking has backed the launch of EverGreen Copyright Acquisitions, a music catalog roll-up.
- TDC board recommends Apax and KKR-led bid
If accepted by the Danish telecoms company’s shareholders, the €10 billion deal would be the largest private equity buyout yet seen in the Nordic region.
- EQT exits Com Hem
The Nordic buyout firm has sold the Swedish television, internet and telephone company Com Hem to the The Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners.
- Global PE deals near $500bn mark
Private equity-backed M&A increased markedly in 2005 with Europe seeing the lion’s share of deal volume.
- Carlyle appoints Italy MD
The global private equity firm has appointed a telecoms specialist as the new head of its Italian buyout activities.
- Pomona closes $250m fund of funds
The global ING-affiliated private equity firm has closed its fourth primary fund of funds on $250 million.
- PE group falls short of 90% TDC target
Private equity consortium NTC has become the controlling shareholder in the Danish telecom business but still faces resistance in its efforts to de-list the company.
- JW Childs rebuffed in indemnification lawsuit
Boston-based JW Childs lost a key ruling in an indemnification suit the firm levied against the former owners of Hartz Mountain, a pet supplies company the firm had owned between 2000 and 2004.
- Major shareholder rejects €10bn TDC offer
ATP, the Danish pension fund that owns a 5.5% stake in TDC, has thrown the buyout of the Danish telecom firm into doubt by rejecting a private equity consortium’s bid.
- Leo Hindery’s InterMedia fund holds close
InterMedia Advisors, the private equity partnership established by long-time media executive Leo Hindery Jr., has held an interim close on its inaugural fund, a $1.5bn targeted vehicle.