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JUNK BOND RALLY DRAWING TO CLOSE, SAY EUROPEAN FUNDS
Going forward there will be no rising tides lifting all boats, said Jean Medecin, member of the investment committee at Carmignac... READ MORE›
TAKE FIVE: WORLD MARKETS THEMES FOR THE WEEK AHEAD
No surprise that Wall Street and other major stock markets wobbled... READ MORE›
PRIVATE EQUITY READIES DEBT TO BUY AKZO'S SPECIALTY CHEMICALS
Specialty Chemicals reported EBITDA of 953 million euros in2016 and its recently appointed CEO Theirry Vanlancker has forecast EBITDA increases of around 50 million euros per year through 2022... READ MORE›
BAIN CAPITAL MAY BUY JAPAN AD AGENCY ASATSU-DK FOR $1.2 BILLION
US private equity firm Bain Capital plans to buy Japanese advertising agency Asatsu-DK Inc... READ MORE›
GLOBAL LOGISTIC PROPERTIES BUYS EUROPEAN LOGISTICS FIRM FOR $2.8 BILLION
GLP said the transaction is expected to be funded by about $1.6 billion of equity and $1.2 billion of long-term, low-cost debt... READ MORE›
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EXCLUSIVE: NORDSTROM FAMILY OFFERS PREFERENTIAL TERMS TO CLINCH BUYOUT PARTNER - SOURCES
Exclusive Nordstrom family offers preferential terms to clinch buyout partner... READ MORE›
WEALTH MANAGER URGES TRUMP TO PARDON JUNK KING MICHAEL MILKEN
A pioneer of the high-yield bond industry in the 1980s, Milken was a symbol of the era's swagger when he ran that business for Drexel Burnham Lambert... READ MORE›
GODADDY IN EXCLUSIVE TALKS TO BUY HOST EUROPE
A purchase of HEG would help GoDaddy accelerate its shift into the more profitable web hosting business as well as broaden its customer base in Europe... READ MORE›
ICAHN DECLINES TO JOIN TRUMP ECONOMIC TEAM, MULLS SECOND SUPER PAC
In October, Icahn announced his first Super PAC, which was the biggest one-time injection of money in the history of such political action committees... READ MORE›
WORLD'S LARGEST GOLF RETAILER ON THE VERGE OF BANKRUPTCY
OMERS combined Canada golf retailer Golf Town with Golfsmith, and now the company's stores are almost evenly split between US and Canada... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: KKR NEARS DEAL TO ACQUIRE WEBMD - SOURCES
It was acquired by KKR in 2014 for 1.1 billion from two other private equity firms, Hellman Friedman LLC and JMI Equity... READ MORE›
THIS BILLIONAIRE MADE HIS FORTUNE ON $50 CHAINSAWS
Allan Smidt, who died last year, said Eric Smidt had dramatically leveraged the company and enriched himself at its expense... READ MORE›
KKR HAS EYE ON HEALTH WITH WEBMD, NATURE'S BOUNTY DEALS
KKR will fold WebMD's websites, including WebMD.com and Medscape.com, into its Internet Brands unit, which houses sites such as DentalPlans.com and AllAboutCounseling.com... READ MORE›
KKR TO BUY NISSAN-BACKED SUPPLIER CALSONIC FOR UP TO $4.5 BILLION
It beat out rival private equity firms Bain Capital and MBK Partners, which, according to Thomson Reuters LPC, had bid to buy Nissan's stake... READ MORE›
BMC SOFTWARE ENDS MERGER TALKS WITH PEER CA
BMC Software ends merger talks with peer CA sources... READ MORE›
BLACKSTONE, CARLYLE IN $10 BILLION-PLUS BID FOR NCR
Some of the other private equity firms that are competing could also team up, the people added... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: FRANCISCO PARTNERS, ELLIOTT NEAR DELL SOFTWARE DEAL - SOURCES
Francisco Partners focuses on private equity investments in the technology sector... READ MORE›
ACTIVIST INVESTOR URGES SALE OF BARNES & NOBLE
Shares of Barnes Noble, which had a market value of 514.8 million as of Monday, were up 17.6 percent at 8.35 in premarket trading... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA'S VOCUS ENDS TAKEOVER TALKS WITH KKR, AFFINITY
The firms had separately offered A 3.50-per-share for the company, a price less than half Vocus's share price a year ago... READ MORE›
CARLYLE SEES RISE IN CONTROL BUYOUTS IN CHINA AS ECONOMY SLOWS
Yang, co-head of Carlyle's Asia buyout advisory team... READ MORE›
EXCLUSIVE: NORDSTROM FAMILY LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR BUYOUT PARTNER - SOURCES
Seattle-based Nordstrom has long been viewed as the jewel of the department store industry... READ MORE›
CVC, CPPIB NEAR $4.7 BILLION DEAL TO ACQUIRE PETCO
Pet retailer's owners, private equity firms TPG Capital LP and Leonard Green Partners LP, the people said on Sunday... READ MORE›
APOLLO GLOBAL BRAVES LBO ROUT WITH $7 BILLION ADT DEAL
Apollo secured 1.6 billion in first lien term loans and 3.1 billion in new second lien financing for the ADT deal... READ MORE›
BROADSOFT EXPLORES OPTIONS, INCLUDING POTENTIAL SALE
BroadSoft has historically sold its products to large telecommunications companies, which then resell the software to their business customers... READ MORE›
BC PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE PETSMART FOR $8.7 BILLION
Jana paid less than 55 per share on average for its percent stake in PetSmart, according to regulatory filings... READ MORE›
ASCEND LEARNING AGAIN EXPLORING POSSIBLE SALE
Ascend was formed in 2010 by Providence Equity after it combined companies it had previously acquired, including nursing school testing company Assessment Technology Institute LLC... READ MORE›
CARLYLE LOOKS TO SELL LANDMARK AVIATION FOR $1.7 BILLION
Dubai Aerospace sold Landmark Aviation to private equity firms GTCR LLC and Platform Partners a year later... READ MORE›
UPSCALE RETAILER NEIMAN MARCUS SHELVES PLANS FOR A SALE
Earlier this year Dallas-based Neiman Marcus also shelved plans for an initial public offering... READ MORE›
J M SMUCKER TO BUY MEOW MIX OWNER IN PET FOOD PUSH
Ly 1zQGY3G By acquiring San Francisco-based Big Heart, Smucker gains ownership of the 9Lives cat food brand and Kibbles 'n Bits dog food... READ MORE›
PRIVATE EQUITY 'WALKS ON EGGSHELLS' AS FUNDS EYE BRAZIL HOSPITALS
Private equity walks on eggshells as funds eye brazil hospitals... READ MORE›
CERBERUS, SYCAMORE PARTNERS WRESTLE WITH STAPLES BUYOUT
Staples has held talks with several private equity firms over the last few weeks about a potential deal, the sources said... READ MORE›
FEAR FACTOR FADES AS GLOBAL M&A HITS SEVEN-YEAR HIGH
12 trillion during a leveraged buyout boom which saw private equity firms sign multi-billion-dollar cheques and load companies with debt... READ MORE›
BILLIONAIRE BETS ON AMERICA'S WEIGHT PROBLEM WITH ASHELY STEWART ACQUISITION
Weight Watchers' customers could get fashion tips or discounts on sexy Ashley Stewart fashions, while the retailer's customers could get deals on Weight Watchers products... READ MORE›
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR HAS HIRED BANKERS TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE SALE
6 billion in a leveraged buyout by a group of private equity firms that included Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and TPG Capital... READ MORE›