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KKR to close $4bn Asia fund in third quarter(3)KKR’s first Asia-dedicated fund is set to close soon with $4 billion of commitments, according to a SEC filing ahead of its $1.25 billion initial public offering.
- Qatari firm makes £12bn Sainsbury’s approach(2)
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.
- KKR to close $4bn Asia fund in third quarter(2)
KKR’s first Asia-dedicated fund is set to close soon with $4 billion of commitments, according to a SEC filing ahead of its $1.25 billion initial public offering.
- KKR to close $4bn Asia fund in third quarter
KKR’s first Asia-dedicated fund is set to close soon with $4 billion of commitments, according to a SEC filing ahead of its $1.25 billion initial public offering.
- Congressmen want inquiry into telecom, media buyouts
As private equity’s tax treatment continues to be examined on Capitol Hill, two congressmen have asked the Federal Communications Commission to analyse private equity deals in the telecom and media industries.
- TPG mulls £11bn Virgin Media bid(2)
US buyout firm TPG is considering a bid for cable broadband company Virgin Media. It is also lining up its first Russian deal.
- Blackstone to acquire medical supplier for $1.6bn(3)
The Blackstone Group plans to acquire DJP, a supplier of musculoskeletal and vascular health services and supplies, as an add on for its portfolio company ReAble Therapeutics.
- BarCap recruits buyout star Lovering(3)
Investment bank Barclays Capital has appointed veteran buyout manager John Lovering as vice chairman. Lovering has played a key role in some of the UK’s most successful private equity deals, although his stellar reputation has been blemished slightly by the recent travails of Debenhams, the UK retailer he chairs.
- Qatari firm makes £12bn Sainsbury’s approach
Qatar-based investment vehicle Three Delta has confirmed its preliminary bid approach to Sainsbury’s, the UK supermarket chain that rejected a £10 billion offer from a private equity consortium in April. The company’s share price soared this morning.
- Alitalia auction crashes(2)
Italy’s Treasury has closed the auction to privatize Alitalia, following the abandonment of its last remaining suitor, distressed private equity firm Matlin Patterson.