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Warburg to take 10% stake in Premier FoodsThe private equity firm has agreed a £64m PIPE with Premier Foods, the UK-based owner of household food brands including Hovis, Cadbury and Bisto, which has been struggling under a £1.7bn debt mound. The investment will form part of a 1.5bn share offer intended to raise around £404m.
- Private equity firms eye GOME
Bain, Carlyle, KKR, Warburg Pincus and the Hopu Fund are among those reportedly interested in a 20 percent stake in the Chinese retailer.
- Warburg advisor to chair Campbell Soup
Paul Charron, who joined Warburg in 2007, will replace Ripplewood chairman Harvey Golub at the global foods company. Charron will begin chairing the company in August 2009 as it seeks to expand in new markets like Russia and China.
- Warburg invests $175m in speech technology company
The global private equity firm acquired a large stake in Nuance after the company merged with ScanSoft, an imaging technology company in which the firm held a controlling stake.
- Accused of collusion
Christopher Witkowsky explains why 14 private equity firms may have to defend themselves in a Massachusetts court.
- Warburg Pincus portfolio company suspends trading
Hong Kong-listed GOME has suspended trading of its shares after chairman Wong Kwong Yu was reportedly detained on allegations of stock price manipulation.
- Judge approves Warburg-backed Wellman's bankruptcy plan
Warburg invested $126m in polyester manufacturer Wellman in 2003 but saw the company collapse into bankruptcy in February amid rising raw material costs and a mountain of debt.
- Actis pays $50m for Beijing hot pot chain
The private equity firm continues to show interest in China’s strong domestic consumer industry. The firm, which opened its first office in China in 2000, has partners with the Macquarie Group, Avenue Capital and Warburg Pincus on Chinese investments.
- Carlyle adds ex-Charles Schwab CFO as advisor
The private equity giant has named Christopher Dodds as a senior advisor less than three months after the departure of financial services co-head David Zweiner. In related news, the firm also exited telecom company Crest Communications for $70m.
- Warburg provides $300m to oil platform Laredo
Oklahoma-based Laredo, seeded by Warburg last year, has used equity financing from the New York-based firm to make acquisitions and continue drilling in the ‘mid-continent’ region of the US.