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Bausch Pays Out $772M Dividend to Sponsors Including Warburg PincusWarburg Pincus may be having problems selling Bausch & Lomb, but that hasn't stopped the global PE firm from getting some of its investment back.
Reuters - CDW Files for $500M IPOTechnology products retailer CDW Corp. filed with U.S. regulators to raise $500 million in an initial public offering, making it the latest private equity-backed company to file to go public this year. CDW was taken private in 2007 for $7.3 billion by Madison Dearborn Partners LLC and Providence Equity Partners. The proposed IPO could raise about $750 million, Reuters reported earlier this month.
- Reuters - Bausch & Lomb Files for IPO
Eye care company Bausch & Lomb Holdings, owned by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, filed with U.S. regulators to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering, writes Reuters. The proposed IPO could raise as much as $1.5 billion and is expected to value Bausch & Lomb at about $9 billion to $10 billion, Reuters reported earlier in March.
- Cinven and Warburg Pincus Plan to Further Reduce Ziggo Stake
Cinven and Warburg Pincus are planning to further reduce their stake in Ziggo. They intend to sell around 40 million ordinary shares in Ziggo N.V. via an accelerated bookbuild resulting in a stake of approximately 17.1 percent in the Dutch provider of entertainment, information and communication.
- LP Scorecard: The Best In NY Police's 2006 Crop
New York City Police Pension Fund had a bumper year of commitments in 2006 investing in some 25 private equity vehicles (not including secondary funds)—its largest vintage year of commitments by number. Here we include the top ten buyouts funds it committed to that year (excluding secondary vehicles) and compare the results to the median, top and bottom quartile multiples and IRRs for the entire New York City Police Pension Fund portfolio, as of June 30, 2012.
VCs on the Move: Ganesan, Pishevar and DanfordVenky Ganesan leaves Globespan for Menlo Ventures, where Shervin Pishevar transitions to new role; and other hires and promotions from the venture community
- Essex Woodlands Adds Cecilia Gonzalo
Healthcare-focused growth equity firm Essex Woodlands has named Cecilia Gonzalo to the post of managing director. Prior to joining Essex Woodlands, Gonzalo was a managing director for Warburg Pincus, where she focused exclusively on healthcare investments.
3i to Use Balance Sheet as It Hunts for Deals in North America, Europe3i Group may not have a new fund to invest,but the publicly traded investor will use its balance sheet to seek out deals in North America and Europe, says says Ken Hanau, North America managing partner.
- Warburg Pincus Agrees Primerica Share Sale
Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell 2,500,000 shares of Primerica's common stock in an underwritten public offering. Closing of the offering is expected to occur on February 15, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions. Citigroup is acting as book-running manager for the offering.
- Warburg reaches $5.1bn for Fund XI
Warburg Pincus has received commitments from about 50 partners and will offer a fee break to LPs committing $200m or more.