Madison Dearborn Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of a 51% equity stake in consumer credit reporting company TransUnion from the Pritzker family, which will retain the other 49 percent. No financial terms were disclosed, although the Wall Street Journal previously reported that the deal values TransUnion at around $2 billion.
MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC, a South Korean maker of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for high-volume consumer applications, has set its IPO terms to 7.5 million shares being offered at between $15.50 and $17.50 per share. It would have an initial market cap of approximately $698 million, were it to price at the high end of […]
The auction of Executive Health Resources may be hot, but is healthcare M&A also popping? Well, not really. Healthcare mergers so far this year aren’t on fire. In fact, they’re lower than 2009. There were 283 U.S. announced healthcare transactions so far this year, raising $26.9 billion. This compares to last year when there were […]
Providence Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of a 25% equity stake in online automotive shopping site AutoTrader.com, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc. No financial terms were disclosed. Cox was advised on the sale by Goldman Sachs.
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian processed foods company Marfrig Alimentos SA (MRFG3.SA) said it reached an agreement to buy major U.S. distributor Keystone Foods for $1.26 billion, in a bid to expand as a supplier to some of the world’s largest restaurant chains. Under terms of the agreement, Sao Paulo-based Marfrig plans to buy 100 […]
ABRY Partners has put healthcare outsourcer Executive Health Resources on the block, peHUB has learned. UBS is advising on the auction that is now in the late stages, according to multiple sources. It’s not clear how much ABRY owns of Executive Health, except that it's believed to be "a significant stake." Executive Health’s management also owns a chunk.
Brazos Private Equity Partners has invested an undisclosed amount in Flint Trading Inc., a Thomasville, N.C.-based maker of preformed thermoplastic road and safety markings.
Exopack Holding Corp., a packaging platform sponsored by Sun Capital Partners, has agreed to buy the Menasha, Wis. and Tulsa facilities of Bemis Co. (NYSE: BMS). The deal is valued at $81 million in cash.
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – CBOE Holdings Inc. (CBOE.O), North America’s last major unlisted financial exchange, priced shares in its initial public offering at the top of the expected range on Monday, signaling investor demand in what has been a rocky market for new U.S. issues. The Chicago Board Options Exchange sold 11.7 million shares for […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Reliance Communications’ (RLCM.BO) plan to open up its telecoms tower unit to investors signals the ammunition India’s No. 2 mobile operator can tap as it aims to cut its huge debt in a fiercely competitive market. Carriers in India’s cut-throat cellular sector, also the world’s fastest-growing – with more than 600 […]