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Focus Group founders dial up £800m sale to private equity firm Hg

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The founders of a business telecoms and IT services provider are on the brink of toasting a nine-figure windfall after entering advanced talks to sell it to one of Britain’s leading private equity firms. Insiders said a number of other private equity firms, including Bain Capital, had also explored offers for Focus Group.

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France-based private-equity firm, Antin, offered to buy Opdenergy for €866m euros

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Opdenergy shares jump 43% following €866m Antin bid Shares in Opdenergy Holdings climbed Monday after Antin Infrastructure Partners said it had made an offer to buy the Spanish energy company In early morning trading, shares in the company were up 43% to €5.71. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

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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. has pegged it at $13.1bn, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

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Brookfield weighs $7.4bn bid for Spain’s Grifols

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Canadian private equity firm Brookfield is reportedly considering a €7bn ($7.4bn) takeover bid for Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols and is completing due diligence on the plasma-based drugmaker, according to a report by El Confidencial. Brookfield is said to be evaluating a public tender offer at €10.5

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Altamont bolsters new reinsurance broker Augment with $100m Funding from Private Equity firm Altamont Capital Partners

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The firm announced its official entrance into the market, fortified by a funding injection of up to $100m provided by private equity firm, Altamont Capital Partners. Augment, in its bid to shift from a product-centric to a client-centric approach, offers more than just reinsurance.

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Blackstone Is Said to Seek A$5.5 Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid

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Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. billion) to back its bid for Australian data center operator AirTrunk, people familiar with the matter said. Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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B&B Hotels attracts bids of over €3bn from KKR & CVC

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Two major private equity firms, KKR and CVC, have submitted bids exceeding €3bn for B&B Hotels, a French budget hotel chain that was founded in Brest, Brittany in 1990, and has since expanded to 17 European countries, according to a report by the Times.

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