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Bain wins battle for GOME stakeThe buyout firm will pay up to HK$3.2bn for a stake of between 9.8% and 23.5% in the electrical appliance and consumer electronics retailer, beating rival firms including KKR and Carlyle.
- Angola’s first private equity fund targets $100m
Previously the preserve of energy specialists and pan-regional players, Angola will soon have its first domestic private equity fund founded by a local bank and a development finance institution.
- Report: Blackstone, Carlyle and TPG eye Hui Yuan minority stake
Several private equity firms are reportedly looking to take a minority stake in the Warburg Pincus-backed Chinese beverage company, which recently had a buyout by Coca-Cola scuppered by anti-monopoly issues.
- TPG tops list of 300 largest firms
According to the PEI 300, Private Equity International magazine’s proprietary ranking of the world’s largest private equity firms, the firm led by David Bonderman has raised more capital for private equity direct investment than any other firm over the past five years.
- PEI Media to launch the PEI 300
To be released on 23 April, the PEI 300 will expand on a popular top 50 list ranking the largest 300 private equity firms in the world. Bain Capital, Bridgepoint and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are among 10 firms to have advanced in the rankings for two consecutive years.
- Pine Brook Road closes $1.4bn debut fund
The New York-based firm has said it will not use financial leverage to bolster returns. It has already done nine deals.
- Warburg continues shopping spree with 'illiquid' deal
The US firm has been deploying cash consistently throughout the past month, most recently having invested $160m to acquire the ice-making business of Manitowoc. It is also set to exit electronic payment firm Metavante, which will be merged with Fidelity National Information Services to create a $10bn enterprise.
- USS to replace chief investment officer
Peter Moon will retire next year from the UK’s University Superannuation Scheme, an influential limited partner in private equity, infrastructure and real estate funds.
- China blocks $2.4bn Coke bid for Hui Yuan Juice
China’s Ministry of Commerce has rejected the takeover of China Hui Yuan Juice, one of China's leading beverage companies, six months after Coca-Cola first made an offer. US private equity firm Warburg Pincus owns a minority stake in the company.
- Warburg increases stake to 30% in US bond insurer
The private equity firm, which first bought into MBIA in 2007, has increased its stake after the bond insurer separated its municipal bond insurance arm from its mortgage-backed insurance unit in an attempt to restructure.