TV ratings firm Nielsen Holdings has launched a follow-on offering that will allow its private-equity backers to sell as much as $760 million worth of shares, according to Reuters‘ publication IFR. The offering will allow private equity backers Blackstone, Carlyle, KKR, Thomas H. Lee, Hellman & Friedman, AlpInvest Partners and Centerview Capital to sell down […]
An eight-month drought in European initial public offerings is set to be broken on Tuesday as Dutch cable firm Ziggo and Swiss-based DKSH price at the top end of guidance, writes Reuters. Ziggo’s sale of as much as 25 percent will see its majority owners Cinven and Warburg Pincus, reducing their stakes. Reuters – An […]
Norit, a Netherlands-based maker of activated carbon, has filed with U.S. regulators to raise $200 million in an initial public offering, writes Reuters. In 2007, Norit was acquired by a group of investors led by British private equity fund Doughty Hanson & Co from Gilde Buy Out Partners. Reuters – Norit N.V., a Netherlands-based maker […]
Capping off an afternoon where both TNT Express and Peyton Manning found new homes, Kiva Systems and its robotics technology makes it a Merger Monday.
Private equity and China--for a change--have gone hand-in-hand over recent years. Already, some major impact has been felt.
Axiom Asia Private Capital Management Services said late Monday that it has closed its third fund with $1.15 bilion in total commitments. The fund, Axiom Asia Private Capital Fund III LP, exceeded the initial target of $950 million. Fund III will continue its predecessor funds’ strategy of investing in a portfolio of management buyout, venture […]
J.F. Lehman & Co. said Monday that it has completed its buy of National Response Corporation and its affiliated businesses NRC Environmental Services, SEACOR Response, and SEACOR Environmental Products. The seller was SEACOR Holdings.Great River, N.Y.-based NRC provides United States Oil Pollution Act of 1990 regulatory compliance and emergency response services. BNP Paribas Securities Corp. […]
Tomkins, which is backed by Onex Corp. and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, has agreed to sell its Schrader division to Madison Dearborn Partners. The sale price is $505 million cash, plus a small minority equity interest in the parent of the purchasing company. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Schrader […]
The second time may be the charm for Benihana, which has gone up for sale in a slow M&A market.
Northwestern Management Services, which is backed by The Beekman Group, has acquired certain assets of Appearance Implant & Laser Dentistry of Jupiter. Financial terms weren’t announced. Jupiter, Fla.-based Implant Dentistry is a general and implant specialty practice. PRESS RELEASE Northwestern Management Services, LLC, a dental service organization which is a portfolio company of The Beekman […]