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Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners mulling Macy’s takeover bid

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Private-equity group Sycamore Partners is considering a potential bid to purchase department store chain Macy’s (NYSE:M), according to a report in the New York Post. billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. trillion ($965.47 billion) in assets have.

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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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Private equity firm Apollo makes $1.33bn bid for Spain’s Applus

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buyout firm Apollo made a cash bid for Applus Services on Friday which values the Spanish industrial testing company at € 1.23bn ($1.33bn). euros when the suspension was lifted, suggesting expectations of a possible higher bid or counter offer. euros in cash per Applus share, a 1.9%

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EQT’s Sinding Says Buyout Firms Hunt for New Ways to Exit

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A growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways of exiting their portfolio companies — from private IPOs to selling their stakes to rivals – as they hunt for ways to return cash to investors, according to one of Europe’s largest buyout firms.

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US private equity firm Silver Lake acquires majority stake in Software AG at €2.4 billion, intends to delist the company ASAP

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US-based private equity firm Silver Lake says it’s secured a majority stake in Software AG and plans to delist the company as soon as possible. billion takeover bid. billion takeover bid. In line with Silver Lake’s established ethos, the firm intends to delist Software AG as soon as possible.

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Bain Capital to Acquire Staffing Firm Outsourcing in $1.53bn Management Buyout

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The Tokyo-based firm presently ranks as the 10th-largest staffing provider in the world and currently trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The transaction is styled as a management buyout with the backing of US-based Bain Capital Private Equity. will go private in a deal announced today.

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CVC secures €25bn for industry’s biggest-ever buyout fund

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CVC Capital Partners, the third-biggest Europe-based private equity firm according to the PEI 300, is on track to raise what would be the largest-ever private equity fund, defying the market’s choppy waters. Source: Private Equity International Can’t stop reading? read more H.I.G.

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