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Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(3)All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.
- Centerbridge to pump $500m into bankrupt auto parts maker(2)
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 to pay $4.9bn for healthcare services provider
The Carlyle Group is adding a healthcare services provider to its portfolio, in the midst of several weeks of whirlwind activity.
- Centerbridge to pump $500m into bankrupt auto parts maker
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.
- LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(2)
Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Carlyle scales back credit vehicle IPO(2)
Carlyle Capital Corporation announced a reduction in the scope of its planned Euronext IPO in reaction to volatility in the subprime loan market.
- Buyout giants pull out of race for Coles(2)
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.
- Carlyle bolsters aerospace and defence portfolio(3)
Transportation communications and systems engineering company ARINC s to be purchased by The Carlyle Group, which this week has been linked with nearly $30 billion in deals and a $300 million Euronext listing.
- Carlyle plots $22bn Virgin Media bid(2)
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.
- Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continues(2)
All eight of the large buyout firms in the race to buy Coles Group, Australia’s second largest retailer, have now dropped out of the running. Trade buyer Wesfarmers is now expected to complete the $19 billion transaction, which will be the largest in the country to date, without private equity support.