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BC Partners-backed Brenntag solidifies IPO plans
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag has released further details on its planned IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange.
BC Partners' Brenntag prepares IPO
BC Partners-backed chemicals distributor Brenntag is set to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange before summer.
BC Partners and Cinven-backed Amadeus prepares to float
PE-backed travel specialist Amadeus is said to be expecting to formalise its return to public markets sometime during the first half of this year.
Providence to push for Kabel Deutschland IPO
Providence Equity has been reported to push ahead with an IPO of cable networks operator Kabel Deutschland, rather than sell the company to one or several of five interested private equity investor.
No go for IPOs as New Look compounds listless week
While talk is still ongoing regarding the flurry of GPs signaling their intention to list portfolio companies, many are already postponing plans as prices fall far below expectations. Francois Rowell reports
Matalan drops potential sale process
British discount retailer Matalan, which had attracted the likes of CVC, TPG, Blackstone, Advent International and BC Partners, has taken itself off the sale block.
Aggressive banks push Kabel Deutschland debt to 70%
According to sources close to the deal speaking to unquote", the banks involved in the pending Kabel Deutschland deal have aggressively pushed the equity to just 30% of the deal valued at as much as EUR 5bn. Equity ratios of just 30% are almost unheard...
BC and AXA’s Medica set to become latest listing
French care home business Medica’s flotation could be a sign that the IPO market is in rude health.
Blackstone, TPG, KKR show interest in RBS' WorldPay
Private equity heavyweights including Blackstone, TPG, KKR and Permira are reportedly among those interested in purchasing RBS' $3bn global-card processing unit.