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Report: Chinese insurers want access to private equityThe chairman of China’s largest life insurer wants the government to allow insurers to make private equity-style investments as well as invest in private equity funds.
- TPG goes hostile with Sumitomo on semiconductor bid
Sumitomo Heavy Industries and TPG have gone public with their $544 million offer to purchase Axcelis following 18 months of failed attempts to negotiate a buyout of the semiconductor company.
- Citi-backed Spanish consortium unveils plans for Iberia(4)
A consortium including Spanish billionaires and regional bank BBK has tabled a bid for national airline Iberia which could cause problems for the TPG-BA consortium’s rival bid.
- Citi-backed Spanish consortium unveils plans for Iberia(3)
A consortium including Spanish billionaires and regional bank BBK has tabled a bid for national airline Iberia which could cause problems for the TPG-BA consortium’s rival bid.
- Walker criteria encompass 32 portfolio companies
The UK-centric large buyout focus of the Walker Report means only a limited number of portfolio companies have to comply. Moves are afoot to take the transparency reforms further.
- Sun Capital nabs Nikko man in Japan
The turnaround specialist’s Japanese arm has appointed as chairman and chief executive Akitoshi Nakamura, a private equity pro whose resume includes roles at Nikko, Ripplewood and the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan.
- Report: Banks still stuck with Chrysler debt(2)
Wall Street banks this week reportedly failed to sell the remaining $4 billion-worth of Chrysler-related debt still on their books.
- TPG-BA consortium walks away from Iberia(4)
US buyout firm TPG Capital has abandoned its second bid for a national carrier this year, as the consortium it formed alongside UK airline British Airways has walked away from its bid for Spanish rival Iberia.
- Citi-backed Spanish consortium unveils plans for Iberia(2)
A consortium including Spanish billionaires and regional bank BBK has tabled a bid for national airline Iberia which could cause problems for the TPG-BA consortium’s rival bid.
- Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks(4)
Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.