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EQT tops Bundesliga media rights bidding at $14bn, trailed by CVC, Blackstone, and Advent

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EQT AB is leading the bidding as private equity firms compete for a stake in the media rights business of the Bundesliga, Germany’s main football competition, people with knowledge of the matter said. David Blitzer, a senior executive at Blackstone, owns a stake in German football team FC Augsburg.

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Blackstone-backed Prima seeks bids for minority stake in $1.1bn deal

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Co-founder Teodoro D’Ambrosio is the group’s largest shareholder, with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and Carlyle also holding stakes, a Prima spokesperson said, declining to comment on the fundraise. read more The post Blackstone-backed Prima seeks bids for minority stake in $1.1bn deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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PAI Partners Bids for Stake in €760m-Revenue Naxicap-Backed ECF Group

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PAI Partners has made a binding offer for a majority stake in Naxicap Partners-owned hospitality equipment and consumables business ECF Group. Read more Hidden River Strategic Capital concludes its inaugural fund at $245m Hidden River Strategic Capital, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, announced that its inaugural.

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Arkhouse and Brigade Unveil $5.8bn Bid to Take Macy’s Private

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Arkhouse Management, a real-estate focused investing firm, and Brigade Capital Management, a global asset manager, submitted a proposal to acquire the Macy’s stock they don’t already own for $21 a share on Dec. private, according to a person familiar with the matter on Sunday. 1, the person said.

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Apollo to Fund $1bn Torrent Bid for Cipla, CVC and Bain also among suitors

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India’s Torrent Pharmaceutical is in preliminary talks with Apollo Global Management to secure a loan of up to $1bn to help fund a planned bid for Cipla, two people briefed on the discussions said. Torrent is hoping to secure roughly $3bn to $4bn in financing for the bid for its much bigger rival, they said.

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Blackstone and Reliance in $10bn Bidding War for Disney India

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Disney has been exploring options to sell or find a partner for its India assets, Reuters reported in July, and has held talks with billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network-owner Kalanithi Maran as well as private equity firm Blackstone, according to various media reports. company’s Indian business, Bloomberg reported.

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Ascential unit attracts at least two bids as other buyers drop out, with a price tag of $1.02bn

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The London-based private equity firm was in the second stage of bidding for WGSN, which has a price tag of 800 million pounds ($1.02 media group Hearst Communications also abandoned plans to pursue a bid, one of the sources and a fourth source familiar with the matter said. billion), they said. read more H.I.G. read more H.I.G.

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