Private investment firm is the latest to seek greater exposure to the talent market
CD&R purchase comes after period of slowdown for debt-reliant industry as interest rates have risen
Private equity owners BC Partners and Pollen Street freeze plans to offload UK small business lender
Plus, European banks band together to take on US payments groups and engine troubles at Lordstown Motors
Private equity buyers take advantage of low yields to pile companies up with borrowings
Needless to say, it’s been a mad year in the realm of alternative investments
Private equity transaction could value the academic publisher at about €6bn
Pet supply chain hoped to borrow $4.7bn to end saga between private equity owner and lenders
Canadian security group releases offer document on £3bn hostile takeover bid for UK rival
Canadian security group meets investors in effort to force rival to accept 190p a share
Man behind hostile bid for world’s biggest security group built rival GardaWorld from scratch starting with C$25,000 in 1995
UK security company has ‘dismissed or ignored’ 3 approaches in 3 months, says BC Partners
Private equity group strikes its first major European deal since pandemic began
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Several private equity groups have resisted making bids despite 90% share price fall
Acquisition is latest in regional consolidation push by BC Partners-backed cable company
Serbian company backed by BC and KKR vies with Providence to buy former monopoly
£2bn deal comes at a time of growing interest among buyout funds for software companies
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Deal is latest example of private equity groups buying minority stakes in each other
A absurd IPO market can solve a private equity/hedge fund fight
CVC pays $350m for majority stake in advisory group founded by US businessman Doug Band
BC Partners among those exploring bid for division that could fetch up to €8bn
Private equity group BC Partners agrees to sell the owner of financial information service Mergermarket
Massive valuation buys peace among warring factions
