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TDC owners considering full exit

The private equity majority owners of listed Danish phone company TDC are reportedly looking to sell their stakes.

Nordic unquote | 09 Feb 2012 | secure

Private equity firms prepare to take over USP Hospitales

Spanish hospital chain USP Hospitales has received bids from a number of private equity funds.

Southern Europe unquote | 06 Feb 2012 | secure

Iceland Foods auction delayed

TPG, Bain, Blackstone and BC Partners have reportedly submitted first-round bids for frozen food retailer Iceland Foods - but the auction is being delayed, according to media reports.

UK unquote | 18 Nov 2011 | secure

Blackstone acquires Leica

Blackstone Group has acquired a 44% stake in German camera equipment producer Leica Camera.

DACH unquote | 19 Oct 2011 | secure
Miliband launches fresh attack on private equity

Miliband launches fresh attack on private equity

The private equity industry has once again come under fire from Britain’s politicians, accused of asset stripping by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

UK unquote | 27 Sep 2011 | secure

Bain seeking final bids for FCI

Bain Capital is today expecting final bids for portfolio company FCI, which could fetch up to $1bn.

France unquote | 08 Aug 2011 | secure

Blackstone acquires Jack Wolfskin for €700m

Private equity house Blackstone has acquired outdoor equipment and clothing company Jack Wolfskin in a secondary buyout worth €700m.

DACH unquote | 21 Jul 2011 | secure

Blackstone buys confectionery manufacturer Tangerine

Blackstone Group has acquired Growth Capital Partners' (GCP) 40% stake in sugar, confectionery and popcorn manufacturer Tangerine in a deal worth more than £100m.

UK unquote | 04 Jul 2011 | secure

Blackstone nears Jack Wolfskin deal

Private equity company Blackstone is close to a possible acquisition of German outdoor equipment provider Jack Wolfskin, according to reports.

DACH unquote | 16 Jun 2011 | secure

Blackstone et al consider BMN investment

Blackstone, Lone Star and Cerberus are among the private equity firms which have offered to invest in major Spanish financial group BMN.

Southern Europe unquote | 26 May 2011 | secure

Blackstone looking to invest in Russia

Blackstone Group is taking a closer look at Moscow on the search for investment opportunities in energy, emerging markets and growth capital for small companies.

CEE unquote | 26 Apr 2011 | secure

Blackstone circles Spanish hospital chain

Blackstone is one of several private equity firms intrigued by the imminent sale of nine Spanish hospitals by a subsidiary of savings bank La Caixa.

Southern Europe unquote | 31 Mar 2011 | secure

EQT sells Kabel BW to Liberty Global

Private equity firm EQT has sold 100% of German cable network provider Kabel BW to US media house Liberty Global for €3.16bn.

DACH unquote | 22 Mar 2011 | secure
Private Equity: if it isn’t broken...

Private Equity: if it isn’t broken...

Speaking in front of a student audience at the London School of Economics on Wednesday, Blackstone president and COO Tony James addressed the potential need for further regulation of...

unquote | 25 Feb 2011

Blackstone and N+1 buy Mivisa for €900m

Blackstone Group has teamed up with N+1 to close the €850-900m buyout of Mivisa, the portfolio company of its private equity rival CVC Capital Partners.

Southern Europe unquote | 25 Jan 2011 | secure
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