Private equity groups and local rival UPC are circling Multimedia Polska MULPO.UL Private equity groups and local rival UPC are circling Multimedia Polska MULPO.
Deals
Nordic Capital buys Swedish finance, insurance firms
Nordic Capital said on Friday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in four consumer finance and insurance firms which provide services for Sweden's retail sector.
Bain, Singapore GIC in talks for Genpact stake bid: sources
U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital is in advanced talks with the Government of Singapore Investment Corp (GIC) GIC.UL to make a joint bid for a 40 percent stake in IT outsourcing company Genpact (G.N) for $1.5 billion to $2 billion.
EU mergers and takeovers (July 13)
Mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process. The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS-- Private equity firm Permira Europe III to acquire Spain's Telepizza (approved July 13)-- Swedish company Nuvia, which is a subsidiary of French property company Vinci, and Sweden's Coor Services Management Nuclear AB, which is a unit of private equity firm Cinven, to set up a joint venture (approved July 13)NEW LISTINGS-- Swedish private equity investor EQT to buy German bandage and plaster cast maker BSN Medical (notified July 9/deadline Aug.
Carlyle selling part of industrial company Sequa Corp-sources
Private equity firm Carlyle Group is seeking a buyer for the automotive operations of diversified industrial manufacturer Sequa Corp.
Latest News
German industrial gases producer Linde aims to raise over 1 billion euros ($1.23 billion) in fresh equity to fund the $4.6 billion purchase of U.S.-based Lincare Holding.
U.S. private equity fund Warburg Pincus is investing $200 million to buy an undisclosed minority stake in privately-owned China Auto Rental Holdings Inc.
Bankrupt aircraft maker Hawker Beechcraft Inc said it is in exclusive talks with a little-known Chinese aerospace firm over the sale of the company for $1.79 billion.
Software-services company GitHub has raised $100 million in a round led by venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
Indonesia's PT Lippo Karawaci may sell as much as 49 percent of its unit Siloam Hospitals in a deal that would value the firm at more than $1 billion.
Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S., Canadian and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.
Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund and private equity fund Unitas Capital have teamed up for a potential joint bid for Singapore-based industrial fastener maker Infastech in a deal worth over $750 million.
News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 6. News and developments in Asia private equity from Reuters News for the week ending July 6.
South Korea's Lotte Shopping Co Ltd (023530.KS) said it had signed a deal to buy a controlling stake in electronics retailer Hi-mart Co Ltd
