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Goldentree in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the Travelodge chain at a £1.2bn valuation

Private Equity Insights

Its owner of nearly a decade, American asset management firm Goldentree is said to be in talks with investment banks to explore a potential sale of the chain, with sources telling The Sunday Times that it is gunning for a £1.2bn offer for the 595 hotels. It was then taken over by GoldenTree in 2012.

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Media Banker Seth Rosenfield Joins BGL

Private Equity Professional

“Seth brings a tremendous amount of experience and expertise in the information services and business media industries—all of which are highly synergistic to our expanding services and technology investment banking teams,” said Effram Kaplan , the head of BGL’s services and infrastructure verticals.

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Carlyle sells Cogentrix Energy to Quantum Capital in $3bn deal

Private Equity Wire

Carlyle initially acquired Cogentrix from Goldman Sachs in 2012 for an undisclosed sum and has since doubled the company’s assets by purchasing new power plants and expanding its operations. We will continue to be very active in those areas through our existing portfolio companies, as well as new investments that we make.”

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CVC eyeing first Australian deal in almost 15 years

Private Equity Wire

According to AFR’s sources, Richard Blackburn, Head of CVC’s Australia business, has been working closely on a potential take-private deal with AUD892bn global financial services group Macquarie Capital’s CEO, Dragi Ristevski, who left his role as Head of Investment Banking at Credit Suisse last year.

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Quadria Capital Raises $500m for Third Healthcare Fund

Private Equity Insights

While Quadria did not name the limited partners, VCCircle reported in August that the firm was set to receive $35m from German development financial institution DEG, which also invested $30m in its second fund. IFC committed about $40m to the new fund, with a co-investment sleeve of up to $30m.

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Silver Lake to explore the sale of tax-free shopping firm Global Blue Valued at around $1bn

Private Equity Insights

Silver Lake has hired an investment bank to explore options for Global Blue, which include a sale or capital market transactions, the sources said. It still faces headwinds, including price inflation and the prospect of an economic recession in Europe, which the company says it can tackle. billion valuation.

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Prediction: Bitcoin Is Going to Make Big Moves Before Its Next Halving in 2028. Here Are 3 Potential Scenarios

The Motley Fool

Historical scenario If you believe that history repeats (or at least rhymes, as Mark Twain said), then it's likely that Bitcoin will follow much the same pattern as it did in its three previous halving cycles in 2012, 2016, and 2020.