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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. It was unclear on Wednesday whether Bowmark would roll over its stake as part of the deal.

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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 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. agreeing to acquire a 20% stake in Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.’s agreed to buy a Permian Basin rival and a controlling stake in. billion ($3.7

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

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Prima Assicurazioni, an insurance start-up backed by some of the world’s largest private equity firms, is seeking indicative offers this week to bring in a new minority investor and raise fresh cash, two people close to the matter told Reuters. sports Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners and DCP Capital Move Ahead in the Bidding for Essity’s Majority Stake In Vinda International Holdings Valued around $2.4bn

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Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Essity has put its stake in Vinda under strategic review, the Swedish personal care product maker said in April. Its stake in Vinda is valued at about HK$9.8bil (US$1.3bil), based on the current stock price.

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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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Blackstone makes $1.7bn bid for Japan e-comics platform Infocom

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Blackstone launched a $1.74bn bid to take Japanese digital comic distributor Infocom private, including a tender offer for a per-share price of 6,060 yen, Infocom said on Tuesday. The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4 The tender offer will amount to 141.4

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