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Fab lolly maker bought by French private equity firm PAI for €850m
The North Yorkshire company that produces Fab ice lollies has been snapped up by a French private equity group. Read full article at The Guardian.
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TPG Capital, Warburg Said to Explore Neiman Marcus Exit
TPG Capital and Warburg Pincus LLC are exploring a sale or public offering of Neiman Marcus Group Inc. eight years after acquiring the luxury retailer, according to two people familiar with the matter....
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Private equity firms merge their investments to cut losses
The last few months have seen a surge of mergers and acquisitions in the Indian e-commerce space driven by their private equity investors who are looking to consolidate their efforts behind few winners...
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Hedge fund boss launches bold plan to break up Sony
Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant, is facing an audacious breakup attempt in a battle that could rock the staid Japanese corporate world. The US hedge fund billionaire Daniel Loeb...
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KKR Emerging as Asia Buyout Winner Beating Carlyle, TPG
KKR & Co. (KKR) is emerging as the global private-equity winner in Asia, beating rivals Carlyle Group LP and TPG Capital in the performance of funds started Read full article at Businessweek.
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Investing in the Consumer Web is Dead
Reading through the tech press since the Facebook IPO, you might get the impression venture capitalists are still reeling from that apocalyptic offering, believe no further successes can be had in the...
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Rue21 Agrees to Be Acquired by Apax in $1.1 Billion Deal
Rue21 Inc., the operator of more than 900 teen apparel shops, agreed to be bought by private-equity firm Apax Partners in a $1.1 billion deal. Read full article at Bloomberg.
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KKR, Silver Lake Vie for Hulu With Yahoo as Bids Heat Up
KKR & Co. (KKR) and Silver Lake Management LLC are vying with Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) to acquire Hulu LLC, escalating a bidding war that has attracted cable and satellite TV, private equity, a talent...
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Dubai Firms Target Arab Spring Economies on Spending
Abraaj plans to raise as much as $250 million for a second North Africa fund after fully investing its first, Ahmed Badreldin, the firm’s head of the Middle East and North Africa, said in an interview....
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13 Companies That Could Be New York’s Next Billion-Dollar Exit
A number of other startups in New York have become huge businesses, expected to exit for at least $1 billion. Others probably won’t get the billion-dollar acquisitions they’re hoping for, but they’ll...
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