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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 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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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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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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Apollo Set to Make $6.26bn Bid for UK’s Pension Insurance Corporation

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Private equity firm Apollo Global (APO.N) is weighing a bid for UK’s Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a deal that could value the company at about $6.26bn, Sky News reported on Wednesday. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation.

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Brookfield’s $10.6bn Origin Energy Bid Faces Review from AustralianSuper

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Origin Energy’s largest shareholder AustralianSuper said on Thursday it will vote against a latest revised $10.6bn takeover bid from a Brookfield-led consortium, reiterating its view that the offer is “substantially below” its estimate of the power producer’s long-term value. Under the new terms, the A$9.43

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TDR Capital and Sycamore Partners Consider Teaming Up for Joint Subway Bid Valued at Around $9bn

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Private equity firms TDR Capital and Sycamore Partners are reportedly considering joining forces in a bid to buy global sandwich chain Subway. JPMorgan Chase & Co, the investment bank advising Subway, has given the private equity firms interested in buying the company a $5 billion acquisition financing plan.

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