Carl's Jr operator CKE Inc files for $100 mln IPO

Private equity-backed CKE Inc filed with U.S. regulators on Thursday to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering.


Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions

Bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.S. and Asian companies. The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals involving European, U.

Carlyle in talks on $1.25 bln Taiwan bank sale-sources

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is in talks to sell its stake in Taiwan's Ta Chong Bank to Yuanta Financial in a deal worth up to T$37 billion ($1.

Australia's PEP kickstarts Link Group sale-sources

Australian private equity fund Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) has approached potential buyers for its share-registry business Link Group.


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GE Antares, a unit of GE Capital served as administration agent on a $555 million senior secured credit facility to TricorBraun Inc.
Firm Participates in Buyout Deal of Leading Secure and Managed File Transfer Software Provider Peterson Partners invested $3. 5 million in Globe Equity Partners’ acquisition of CLEO Communications, a company specializing in enterprise software for managed file transfer and email-to-fax needs.
Desalitech, Ltd. has secured an equity investment led by Liberation Capital, LLC. Desalitech, Ltd. , a provider of advanced water treatment solutions and technology, has secured an equity investment led by Liberation Capital, LLC.
Sonic Healthcare Ltd, Australia's top pathology and radiology group, has agreed to buy some pathology assets from private equity-owned Healthscope for A$100 million ($100 million).
Further European oil refineries face likely closure as their prospects of surviving the collapse of parent Petroplus are crushed by reprieves from death row of more profitable U.S. rivals.
Private equity firms TPG Capital and Carlyle Group are separately considering bids for United Technologies Corp's industrial units at $3.5 billion to $4 billion.
Aviva could accelerate and expand asset sales as it seeks to mend relations with shareholders who last week forced out boss Andrew Moss, irked by its persistently weak share price.
KPS Capital Partners, LP ("KPS") through a newly formed company, W Foundry International, Inc. and its affiliates, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc. from ThyssenKrupp Budd Company.
Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC ("Silver Creek" or the "Company") has received a $100 million investment from Crestview Partners ("Crestview")
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