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LBO giants launch PR offensive in Germany(3)Hanns Ostmeier has stepped down from The Blackstone Group to chair the German Venture Capital Association’s new mega-buyout platform.
- Alitalia auction crashes
Italy’s Treasury has closed the auction to privatize Alitalia, following the abandonment of its last remaining suitor, distressed private equity firm Matlin Patterson.
- AVCAL says “economic xenophobia” in decline(3)
Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has said Australian “economic xenophobia” has lessened after the Australian Senate’s inquiry into private equity.
- Freedom founder takes artistic route(2)
Nicolas Berggruen, the ex-private equity executive behind the vehicle that will take hedge fund GLG Partners public, has followed an unusual route to success.
- Freedom founder takes artistic route
Nicolas Berggruen, the ex-private equity executive behind the vehicle that will take hedge fund GLG Partners public, has followed an unusual route to success.
- TPG hires ex-Dell CEO
Former Dell president and chief executive officer Kevin Rollins, who left Dell in January, has joined TPG Capital as a partner.
- Blackstone to acquire medical supplier for $1.6bn(2)
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.
- Advent buys Takko from Permira(2)
European buyout firm Permira has sold Takko, a German fashion discount chain, to Advent International for €770 million. The deal comes as Permira looks to sell another retail asset – UK high street chain New Look.
- AVCAL says “economic xenophobia” in decline(2)
Katherine Woodthorpe, chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, has said Australian “economic xenophobia” has lessened after the Australian Senate’s inquiry into private equity.
- TPG-backed bid expected in a week as Iberia opens books
The TPG-BA consortium targeting Iberia has finally been granted access to the Spanish airline’s books and it plans to table an offer within a week. TPG is also back in talks with the Italian government for its stake in airline Alitalia, having dropped its bid in May.