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Industry observers foresee pension buyouts in the next several years
A flurry of pension fund buyouts was projected to happen in the next succeeding years, according to industry analysts.
Shares of Unit4 rise after EUR 1 billion takeover announcement
Dutch software company Unit4 shares increased after it announced that private equity firms had approached with a EUR 35 per share buyout offer.
Chinese businessman Tong Jinquan to buy over half of Viva Industrial's stake in IPO- sources
Chinese tycoon Tong Jinquan would be purchasing SGD 200 million shares in Viva Industrial's SGD 375 million Singapore IPO.
Cudos Capital to raise EUR150 million
The new fund of private equity firm Cudos Capital, which is co-founded by former Austrian chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer, would seek to raise EUR150 million.
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The Telegraph reported that several private equity groups were invited to bid for a controlling stake of Ambassador.
The proposal of the Brazilian Stock Exchange to form a takeover panel has gained the support from investors and the Brazilian finance regulator.
Royal Mail shares, criticized to be valued too low, had netted hefty profits for its investors. The Abu Dhabi and Kuwaiti sovereign wealth funds have respectively reported a profit of USD30 million each from their investments made in the recently sold UK Royal Mail.
Investors seeking a higher violation for shares of OAO RN Holdings, a subsidiary of OAO Rosneft. Templeton Emerging Markets Group Chairman Mark Mobius said the OAO Rosneft offer to purchase shares in OAO RN Holding must be pegged above RUB67 or USD2.
Facebook Inc's investors including the social media company director Peter Thiel were not confident about the company's performance post-IPO.
According to a report from Bloomberg, Forest City Ratner Cos had sold a 70% stake in Atlantic Yards to speed up a real estate project confronted by years of delays.
According to sources, there were at least seven bidders interested in acquiring a minority stake in Italian fashion house, Versace.
Bain Capital Fund XI, with a projected USD6 billion, is now worth USD2.3 billion. Bain Capital was able to raise about USD5 billion for its eleventh buyout fund.
The IPO of CommScope Holding Co is expected to reap USD800 million. Commscope Holding Co, the telecommunications equipment firm, had set pricing terms for its IPO.
The Catapult Group provides service and administrative support for contract affiliates. The most recent fund of the Natural Gas Partners, NGP Natural Resources X LP as well as NGP Energy Technology Partners LP had pledged significant capital commitments in order to establish the Catapult Group.