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Report: BC Partners bring in bankers for FoxtonsFoxtons, the UK estate agency owned by global buyout group BC Partners, is having a tough time amid the housing market slowdown. Investment bankers from NM Rothschild are reportedly being asked to advise on a refinancing of the company’s £250m debt package.
- Capricorn-backed cookie company crumbles
Private equity-backed Mrs. Fields Famous Brands plans to file for Chapter 11 as declining consumer spending takes its toll. The shopping mall-centred company's Mrs. Fields and TCBY franchise stores have suffered closures since 2004.
- TA Associates-backed Steve & Barry's gets $163m bid
The private equity firm could lose almost half its investment in the bankrupt US retailer after hedge fund Bay Harbour submitted a stalking horse bid. Steve & Barry’s, which carries clothing by celebrity designers including Sarah Jessica Parker, filed for Chapter 11 last month.
- TA Associates-backed retailer files for bankruptcy protection
Steve & Barry’s, the discount clothes retailer with 276 stores across the US, cites a ‘liquidity shortfall’ after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Boston-based private equity firm TA Associates held a minority stake in the firm.
- Apax, Madison Dearborn and TA in €1.1bn telecom deal
The private equity firms have purchased shares in Weather Investments, whose mobile phone service subsidiaries include Wind Hellas and Wind Telecomunicazioni.
- TA sells freezer company to Fenway
Less than three years after taking control of Preferred Freezer Services, TA Associates has exited the deal via a sale to middle-market investor Fenway Partners and management.
- Carlyle, JMI join forces in C$180m take-private
The firms will pay C$2.90 per share for Gemcom Software International, a Canadian developer of software solutions for the mining industry.
- Providence invests $640m in Indian telecom
The US buyout firm has agreed one of the country's largest private equity deals with Aditya Birla Telecom, a subsidiary of Providence portfolio company Idea Cellular.
- Virginia Retirement increases private equity allocation
The state retirement system has increased private equity and real estate allocations by 3 percent, saying it wants more flexibility in its investments.
- TA Associates makes 4x in a year selling to DIFC(4)
TA Associates has made a four times return from the sale of SmartStream Technologies to Middle Eastern firm DIFC Investments after deciding against an initial public offering.