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Consortium to drop $25bn Sallie Mae dealA JC Flowers-led consortium has said it will likely drop its $25 billion bid for Sallie Mae, but is willing to renogotiate the deal, taking into consideration a changed economic and legislative environment.
- HD Supply deal may get lower price tag(2)
As the credit market continues to tighten, Home Depot is working with Bain, Carlyle and Clayton Dubilier & Rice to renegotiate the agreed $10.3 billion sale of its HD Supply Division.
- Indian investment to top $10bn this year(2)
Accountant PricewaterhouseCoopers says buyout firm investment is likely to top $10 billion in India this year, as the booming economy continues to attract buyout firms’ interest.
- ECP makes $50m exit on African rubber producer(3)
The Africa-focused firm earned a 3.4x return on its investment in rubber company Societe Internationale de Plantations d’Heveas – the latest in a series of successful exits on the continent.
- 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.
- Cerberus taps Nardelli to head Chrysler(3)
Former Home Depot head Bob Nardelli will lead Cerberus’ turnaround of US automaker Chrysler.
- Carlyle finds $3bn for US real estate fund
The private equity real estate arm of The Carlyle Group has closed its fifth US-focused property fund on $3 billion.
- Credit crunch forces Apax to postpone Emap bid
Apax Partners has reportedly been forced to postpone its bid for UK media business Emap while it struggles to find a bank prepared to underwrite the bid.
- 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.
- Spanish pioneer closes second fund of funds
Altamar Private Equity, a fund of funds manager with exclusively Spanish investors, has closed the country’s largest fund yet on $575m, underlining investor appetite.