CVC, Goldman eye $3.8 billion debt-for-equity swap for Australia's Nine: sources

Goldman Sachs and private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd have proposed a debt-for-equity swap for CVC's Australian television network Nine.


Private equity group Bain is unnamed Billabong bidder -sources

Private equity firm Bain Capital LLC is the unnamed second bidder for Australian surfwear company Billabong International.

Obama ratchets up private equity program

The Obama administration has been ratcheting up its participation in the private equity market. The Obama administration has been ratcheting up its participation in the private equity market - even as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney comes under criticism for his private equity record at Bain Capital.

ECM launches combined loan-bond fund

European credit manager ECM is seeking to raise up to 500 million euros for a fund to invest in the loans and bonds of highly-leveraged companies.


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China Investment Corp (CIC) has sold most of its stake in BlackRock Inc. China Investment Corp (CIC) has sold most of its stake in BlackRock Inc (BLK.
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-- French builder Vinci to buy EVT, an engineering unit of Swiss group Alpiq (approved Aug.
Russian state railway monopoly Russian Railways has considered bidding for French carmaker Peugeot's logistics division GEFCO, according to materials produced for a Russian Railways' board meeting seen by Reuters on Thursday.
European private equity firm Permira has raised $750 million by selling around half of its stake in Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd.
European private equity firm Permira's PERM.UL is buying Japan's largest sushi restaurant chain for $1 billion including debt.
AOptix has closed a $42 million Series E round of funding. AOptix (www. aoptix. com), a technology innovation company applying optics to transform identity verification and wireless communications, today announced that it has closed a $42 million Series E round of funding.
Brazilian online fashion retailer Dafiti said on Tuesday that it would receive $45 million from J.P. Morgan Asset Management in a cash-for-equity deal.
Global buyout fund KKR & Co L.P said on Wednesday that it will acquire a stake in privately held retailer Novo Holdco Ltd for $30 million.
Heineken NV (HEIN.AS) raised its offer for Fraser and Neave's (FRNM.SI) stake in the maker of Tiger beer to $6.35 billion on Friday.
Private equity fund MBK Partners will pay 1.2 trillion won ($1.1 billion) for a stake in South Korean water purifier maker Woongjin Coway Co