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Buyout giants pull out of race for Coles(3)TPG, Carlyle and Blackstone have pulled out of the formal race for Coles, an Australia-listed retailing group, but their consortium has indicated an interest in discussing an alternative investment structure.
- Freescale goes to Blackstone-led group for $17.6bn
In a deal valued at $17.6bn, Texas semiconductor maker Freescale has decided to be taken private with a group including Blackstone, Carlyle, Permira and Texas Pacific, dealing a blow to a KKR-led group that recently bought the semiconductor division of Philips.
- TPG mulls £11bn Virgin Media bid
US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.
- Carlyle to pay $4.9bn for healthcare services provider(2)
The Carlyle Group is adding a healthcare services provider to its portfolio, in the midst of several weeks of whirlwind activity.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Investors pull plug on Magenta Investimenti(2)
Italian mid-market firm Magenta Investimenti has closed its doors after investors decided to liquidate the fund once the key man clause was triggered.
- Centerbridge to pump $500m into bankrupt auto parts maker(3)
Centerbridge will buy $500 million-worth of convertible stock in bankrupt auto parts company Dana, which has reached an agreement with the United Auto Workers and the United Steel Workers unions to replace the company’s health care plans with tax-deductible trusts.
- Carlyle scales back credit vehicle IPO(3)
Carlyle Capital Corporation announced a reduction in the scope of its planned Euronext IPO in reaction to volatility in the subprime loan market.
- Investors pull plug on Magenta Investimenti
Italian mid-market firm Magenta Investimenti has closed its doors after investors decided to liquidate the fund once the key man clause was triggered.
- Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(3)
The Carlyle Group is preparing a $22 billion takeover bid for UK cable TV and mobile phone business Virgin Media, as it looks to replicate the success of its previous European investments in the sector.