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Pearson Puts Mergermarket On The BlockPearson has put Mergermarket up for sale, in a deal that will likely attract both private equity and strategics, sister website peHUB reported.
- Reuters: TPG, Warburg, Berkshire, Ares vie for CPG International -sources
TPG Capital LP, Warburg Pincus LLC, Ares Management LLC and Berkshire Partners LLC are competing for building products maker CPG International Inc, whose sale could fetch as much as $1.5 billion, sources told Reuters.
Will Mergermarket Find a Buyer?Pearson has put Mergermarket up for sale, in a deal that will likely attract both private equity and strategics.
- Reuters: Pearson Puts Mergermarket On the Block
British publisher Pearson put its Mergermarket news service on the block on Friday while insisting that it intends to hang on to the Financial Times newspaper, Reuters reported.
- Total Safety Names Thacker President, CEO
Total Safety, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company, has named Troy W. Thacker as its President and Chief Executive Officer effective Aug. 5. Thacker succeeds David E. Fanta who will retire. Fanta will also transition to the role of Special Advisor to the CEO. Thacker previously served as President and CEO of R360 Environmental Solutions. Total Safety provides integrated safety and compliance services and the products.
Fundraising Market Shows StrengthInstitutional investors in search of public-equity-beating returns continued to shower favored firms with dollars in the second quarter of 2013. But with allocations still tight, and vetting processes extensive, even well-established sponsors are finding it is taking longer and longer to reach a final close.
- Reuters: Carlyle Bets on Strategic Bidders in Arinc Sale -- sources
Carlyle Group LP is betting that industrial companies rather than buyout firms are more likely to meet its target price of up to $1.5 billion for the aerospace communications firm Arinc Inc, sources told Reuters.
- Warburg Pincus-Owned CROSSMARK Names Compton to Board
CROSSMARK, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus, has named John Compton to its board of directors. Previously, Compton served as president of PepsiCo and CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, CROSSMARK is a provider of sales and marketing services to the consumer goods sector.
- Pine Brook’s Newman Sees Opportunities In Energy; Raising Second Fund
Howard Newman of Pine Brook Partners LLC sees plenty of investment opportunities in domestic oil production despite a healthy flow of capital into the sector from private equity firms, as the New York-based financial services and energy specialist embarks on a fundraising effort for its second fund.