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Seat goes to BC Partners, CVC, IA, PermiraA group of four private equity firms has agreed to pay just over E3bn for a 61 per cent stake in Seat Pagine Gialle in the first part of a deal that will become Europe’s largest ever buyout.
- Carlyle brings in Dutch advisor
The Carlyle Group has appointed Cees van Lede, former chairman of Akzo Nobel, to the advisory board of its E1bn European buyout fund.
- CVC, JP Morgan buy Singaporean Yellow Pages
The two equity houses have teamed up to share risk and reward in a $127m buyout of Singapore Telecommunications' directories business.
- Yell explores Italian options
The UK directories business has won support from Apax Partners for a bid for the Seat Pagine directories business put up for sale by Telecom Italia.
- Apax group now exclusive for DT cable assets
Apax, Providence Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Private Equity have agreed a E1.7bn price for the German telecom group’s cable television assets.
- Buyers put pressure on price for DT cable assets
Revised offers from consortia including a group made up of Apax, Providence and Goldman Sachs is likely to value Deutsche Telekom’s cable assets at less than E2bn.
- Carlyle, Providence, GMT in E700M Dutch cable deal
The private equity firms have agreed to pay France Telecom E700m for Casema, the Dutch cable operator which FT had bought for E800m in 1997.
- DigiPlex filing for receivership
The pan-European Internet hotel operator is set to file for receivership in the latest of a growing list of European casualties.
- Apax and Hick, Muse bid for US directories
The two private equity firms are looking to add the directories business of McLeodUSA to their investment in Yell.