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CVC, KKR pull out of Coles takeover bidKohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has decided to follow CVC Asia Pacific and quit the consortium bidding for Coles Group after two weeks of due diligence on the Australian retail giant. Coles shares have consequently fallen below the A$17.00 mark for the first time since April.
- Oaktree seeks to delist Taiwanese manufacturer
Oaktree Capital, an alternative investment manager, is seeking to delist Taiwan’s Fu Sheng Industrial with a tender offer for all its shares. The $1 billion offer for the world’s largest manufacturer of golf club heads is backed by the founder and chairman.
- ASE attracts new buyout suitors(2)
Taiwanese chip-testing company ASE, which yesterday forced The Carlyle Group to abandon a $6 billion buyout offer, is reportedly attracting the attention of four new suitors.
- DE Shaw creates private equity fund(2)
US hedge fund DE Shaw is reportedly seeking to launch a private equity fund, as the lines between the hedge fund and private equity markets become ever more blurred.
- Ironbridge to acquire New Zealand’s MediaWorks for $407m
Ironbridge Capital is set to take over MediaWorks in New Zealand after it reached an agreement to buy out the company’s 70 percent shareholder in a transaction that values the company at $407 million.
- Carlyle invests in Korean after-school private education(2)
The Carlyle Group will invest up to $20 million in Korea’s Topia Academy, an after-school private education business founded in 1995 by a former English lecturer.
- Carlyle sells oil and gas company after 9 years(2)
The Carlyle Group is in talks over the sale of Groupe Genoyer to CDC Capital Investissement, after around nine years invested in the company, marking another sale in the busy oil and gas sector.
- Dow fires execs for buyout talks(2)
Dow Chemical has fired a senior executive and a board member for allegedly taking part in unauthorised discussions regarding the sale of the company. The sackings come days after a UK tabloid reported an imminent $50 billion bid for the US chemical company.
- Carlyle exits Japanese automobile parts maker(2)
The Carlyle Group has sold its stake in a Japanese automobile parts maker for $106 million to Tokyo-listed THK, manufacturer of liner motion systems.
- ASE shares soar as Carlyle gives up(2)
Shares in Taiwan-based ASE, the world’s largest chip testing company, soared to a seven year high today, after The Carlyle Group withdrew its $6 billion bid for the company. Many investors felt the offer was too low.