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Failed deals top $200bn this year(3)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Failed deals top $200bn this year(2)

The value of cancelled deals globally has broken the $200 billion mark in 2007, easily surpassing last year’s total.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

IK takes fire protection buy and build to US(3)

Industri Kapital, the European mid-market buyout firm, has bought Consolidated Fire Protection from Gryphon Partners as it expands sprinkler and fire alarm company Minimax into the US.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

GEM, Fiduciaria Bogota launch $220m Colombia fund(2)

As private equity in Colombia continues to boom, the Global Emerging Markets Group and Fiduciaria Bogota plan to raise a $220 million fund, the second Columbia-dedicated fund launched this year.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Three Delta drops Sainsbury’s bid after Qatari talks(3)

Three Delta has withdrawn its bid for Sainsbury’s citing the problems in the credit markets and an equity increase demanded by the UK supermarket’s pension trustees.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

West LB syndicates £225m of Islamic Aston Martin debt

The largest Islamically funded leveraged buyout debt in the UK has been syndicated by German bank West LB to investors in the Middle East, some of whom do not participate in Western market debt syndication for religious reasons.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Three Delta returns to QIA for £500m equity in Sainsbury’s bid(4)

Specialist acquisition firm Three Delta’s bid for Sainsbury’s awaits an 8 November deadline as its talks with the supermarket’s pension trustees near completion.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

Carmel Ventures closes third fund on $235m

The tech-focused Israeli firm has rounded up commitments from a heavy-hitting list of LPs, including CalPERS, HarbourVest, Portfolio Advisors and Goldman Sachs.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

BC club wins battle for Turkish retailer

The BC Partners-led consortium has pulled off its YTL3.9 billion bid for Migros Türk in the face of strong competition including The Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. It is Europe’s largest deal since credit markets seized up.

2 min read · 04 January 2013

Three Delta returns to QIA for £500m equity in Sainsbury’s bid(3)

Specialist acquisition firm Three Delta’s bid for Sainsbury’s awaits an 8 November deadline as its talks with the supermarket’s pension trustees near completion.

1 min read · 04 January 2013

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