British media and education group Pearson has agreed to sell its Mergermarket news service for 382 million pounds ($624 million), to invest in its global education business.
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Charterhouse eyes possible $1.1 billion sale of UK medical company Tunstall
British private equity firm Charterhouse [CHCAP.UL] is working with JP Morgan (JPM.N) on options for healthcare company Tunstall, in a deal which could value the company at up to 700 million pounds ($1.1 billion), a source familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
Altice enters U.S. cable market with Suddenlink acquisition
French telecommunications group Altice SA said it agreed to buy Suddenlink Communications in a deal valuing the company at $9.1 billion to enter the fast-growing U.S. cable sector.
BC Partners to sell half of its stake in Migros to Turkey's Anadolu
Private equity firm BC Partners [BCPRT.UL] said on Wednesday it will sell a 40.25 percent stake in its supermarket chain Migros (MGROS.IS) to Turkish conglomerate Anadolu Endustri Holding AS.
BC Partners to acquire PetSmart for $8.7 billion
Pet supply retailer PetSmart Inc succumbed to calls from some shareholders for a sale on Sunday with an agreement to be bought by a private equity consortium led by BC Partners Ltd for $8.7 billion, in the largest leveraged buyout of the year.
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Ikaria Inc is being fought over by BC Partners Ltd, Onex Corp and American Securities LLC, of which the bidding war could fetch up to USD 2 billion for the former, according to sources who were familiar with the matter.
Johnson & Johnson received numerous preliminary offers from hedge funds interested in acquiring its Ortho Clinical Diagnostics unit, said a Reuters report.
London-focused real estate agent Foxtons said it would be selling new shares and company shares in its planned IPO to raise GBP 55 million.
Sources said that BC Partners Ltd would be holding its IPO a month earlier than originally planned. Sources told Financial News private equity company BC Partners Ltd (formerly Baring Capital Investors Ltd) was preparing its initial public offering (IPO) for its Foxtons Ltd shares this August.
Fitness First executives stated they would be investing GBP77.5 million into the company's operations in a bid to enhance their presence worldwide.
BC Partners have finally closed the deal to acquire Springer Science from EQT V and GIC. (Photo : Reuters)This is the logo of Springer Science+Business Media.
Scientific journal publisher Springer Science will soon be acquired by BC Partners for over 3 billion euros.
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Tuesday:- Google Inc bought Israeli mapping startup Waze on Tuesday for just over $1 billion, a source familiar with the matter said, acquiring an online real-time mapping service to safeguard its lead in one of the most crucial aspects of smartphone usage.
Banking circles are aswirl with talk of the auction sale for DNA mobile of Finland. A group of bankers are putting together a fund worth just under Eur1 billion or US$1.
