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TH Lee, Quadrangle in $4.1bn call-centre dealThe two firms have led an investor group in an agreement to recapitalise publicly traded outsourced services provider West Corporation.
- TH Lee cuts Refco loss
Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Boston private equity firm that suffered a significant loss on its investment in broker Refco, has won as much as $100m in a settlement with an Austrian bank.
- TH Lee cuts Refco loss
Thomas H. Lee Partners, the Boston private equity firm that suffered a significant loss on its investment in broker Refco, has won as much as $100m in a settlement with an Austrian bank.
- Consortium raises bid price for VNU to €8.5bn
The private equity consortium bidding for Dutch media and marketing business VNU has increased its offer from €28.75 to €29.50, a move which has already received a positive response from shareholder Templeton Global Advisors.
- Gearing up for rejection
Private equity firms are having trouble spending the record sums being raised, especially when it comes to European public-to-privates. Robert Venes reports.
- Shareholder revolt over €7.4bn VNU bid
VNU shareholder Knight Vinke Asset Management has reiterated its opposition to an offer from private equity consortium Valcon and has encouraged other shareholders to reject the bid in an AGM later this month.
- Qualia in debut movie deal
Los Angeles- and New York-based Qualia Capital has agreed to take over Gaylord Films and Rysher Entertainment in a reported $100m deal. The transaction represents private equity’s continued drive into the entertainment space.
- CalPERS looking to simplify sprawling PE portfolio
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has issued two mandates seeking third-parties that could help the giant pension make its private equity portfolio more manageable.
- Fenway eyeing $1bn
New York-based Fenway Partners has set a cap of $1 billion for its third fund, according to regulatory documents.
- Albertson’s sold for $17.4bn
In a major buyout deal involving no buyout firms, Albertson’s agreed to a sale valued at $17.4bn, with SuperValu, CVS and Cerberus Capital Management teaming up to buy the US supermarket and drug-store chain.