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Buyout interest in Coles ends as Wesfarmers continuesAll 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.
- Macquarie Infrastructure buys 20 percent of Taiwan Broadband
Macquarie International Infrastructure Fund has bought a 20 percent stake in Taiwan Broadband Communications for $178 million. The controlling shareholder in TBC is Macquarie Media Group which holds a 60 percent stake.
- Carlyle floats Transics on Euronext(3)
Global buyout firm The Carlyle Group has floated Transics, a European IT business, on Euronext Brussels. The flotation, which raised €46 million, is the first major exit for the firm’s €222m Europe Technology Partners fund.
- Innogest raises biggest ever Italy-focused seed fund(2)
Italian venture capital firm Innogest has overcome investor scepticism to close the biggest Italy-focused seed and early stage fund to date.
- Buyout execs escape committee’s ire(3)
After last week’s mauling, the private equity industry gave a solid account of itself at the latest evidence session of the UK Parliament’s investigation, welcoming the Treasury’s review of the tax regime, but warning of consequences if the UK became less competitive.
- Longreach to acquire control of Taiwan’s EnTie Bank(3)
The Longreach Group, a largely Japan-focused private equity firm, has joined a number of other international buyout firms to invest in a bank in Taiwan where the fragmented industry is undergoing consolidation.
- Industry group opposes Senate bill(3)
The Private Equity Council has voiced its opposition to a recent US Senate bill that would cause publicly traded partnerships to be taxed as corporations.
- Pan-African boom
As private equity in the MENA region shows spectacular signs of health, could the rest of the continent also experience a private equity boom? Toby Lewis reports.
- Buyout execs escape committee’s ire(2)
After last week’s mauling, the private equity industry gave a solid account of itself at the latest evidence session of the UK Parliament’s investigation, welcoming the Treasury’s review of the tax regime, but warning of consequences if the UK became less competitive.
- Carlyle floats Transics on Euronext(2)
Global buyout firm The Carlyle Group has floated Transics, a European IT business, on Euronext Brussels. The flotation, which raised €46 million, is the first major exit for the firm’s €222m Europe Technology Partners fund.