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Carlyle Sells McDonald’s China Stake for $1.8bn

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agreed to sell its entire stake in McDonald’s Corp.’s McDonald’s offer for Carlyle’s stake trumped an earlier sale plan, according to people familiar with the matter. Chicago-based McDonald’s will increase its stake in the China business to 48% from 20% as part of the deal, according to a statement Monday. Carlyle Group Inc.

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The Paris Based Private Equity Firm Ardian Raises Over $20bn For Secondaries Fund

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Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.

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Australian $100bn pension fund targets private assets with London launch

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Australia’s third-largest pension fund will officially open its first overseas outpost in London in November, a senior company official said, pushing for more private market investments as the sector outgrows the confines of home. The country’s biggest fund, AustralianSuper, recently poached senior executives from J.P.

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Orion sells further minority stake in Sweetwater Royalties at $1.9bn valuation

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Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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I Squared Weighs Stake Sale in $1bn India’s Think Gas

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I Squared Capital is considering selling a minority stake in Think Gas Distribution Pvt. The private equity firm is working with an adviser to sell as much as a 30% stake in Think Gas, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

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BC Partners sells Forno d’Asolo to Investindustrial and Sammontana in €1.1bn deal

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BC Partners, a London-based private equity firm with over $40bn in AUM, has agreed to sell Forno d’Asolo Group, an Italian manufacturer and distributor of frozen bakery products valued at €1.1bn ($1.2bn), to a Investindustrial, a European mid-market private equity firm, and Sammontana, an ice cream manufacturer.

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Aldar Properties Expands Into Europe with $111 Million Co-Investment in Logistics with Carlyle Group

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Aldar Properties is continuing its foray outside the Middle East with a $111 million co-investment with private equity firm The Carlyle Group in logistics and storage assets across Europe. Aldar will join the Carlyle Europe Realty platform, the investment firm’s pan-European real estate portfolio, as part of the deal.