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Irish biotech group Elan puts itself on the block after advising against hostile bid from RP Management
Irish biotechnology firm Elan Corp plc (NYSE:ELN) said it was launching a formal sale given expressions of interest it had received and would invite hostile suitor RP Management LLC (Royalty Pharma) to take part in the process. Elan also once …
UK private equity firm 3i tables bid for Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management
UK private equity firm 3i Group plc (LON:III) on Friday said it had put in an irrevocable bid to buy Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Ltd (BIFM), the European
UK sponsor Apax acquires US-based retailer Rue 21in $1bn deal
UK-based private equity firm Apax Partners Holdings Ltd has agreed to buy US apparel retailer Rue21 Inc (NASDAQ:RUE) in an all-cash deal worth some USD1.1bn (EUR851m), the companies
Sponsor 3i agrees to sell Canada’s Mold Masters to Milacron in $970m deal
UK private equity firm 3i Group plc (LON:III) on Tuesday announced a CAD975m (USD969.1m/EUR724m) deal to sell Canadian melt delivery and control systems specialist Mold-Masters Ltd to plastics
Sponsor Montagu sells hair styling group ghd to rival Lion Capital in £300m deal
UK-based Montagu Private Equity LLP has agreed to dispose of its hair styling products firm Jemella Group Ltd (dba ghd) to rival private equity firm Lion Capital LLP. The
Carlyle completes TCW MBO from France’s Societe Generale
US asset manager The TCW Group Inc has completed its journey to independence after its management and The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) finalised the purchase of the business
Private equity firms team up to bid for Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT
A group of private equity firms, including KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR) and Apax Partners LLP, intends to make a joint bid of as much as USD5bn (EUR3.7bn)
US-based food group Hostess to sell Twinkies to private equity
US wholesale baker Hostess Brands Inc could soon announce a deal worth around USD400m (EUR296.2m) to divest certain snack cake brands such as Twinkies and Donettes to buyout
Guardian Media terminates talks on sale of stake in Trader Media
Guardian Media Group Plc (GMG) has postponed discussions with suitors concerning the divestment of its 50.1% stake in UK publisher Trader Media Group Limited (TMG), the owner of
Sponsors Blackstone, KKR in race to acquire US-based Life Technologies
US private equity majors The Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX) and KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR) are among the parties engaged in takeover talks with US life sciences company
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