Apax Partners to Acquire Bubblegum maker Bazooka for $700m

Apax Partners to Acquire Bubblegum maker Bazooka for $700m

Private equity firm Apax Partners has agreed to buy Bazooka Candy Brands for around $700m, as first reported by the WSJ.  This is a pretty sweet salvage job by the sellers, Madison Dearborn Partners and former Disney CEO Michael Eisner. Madison Dearborn and Torante in...
EY rejects TPG plan to break up Big Four firm

EY rejects TPG plan to break up Big Four firm

EY is being offered yet another chance to break itself up. On Monday, the Financial Times reported that private equity firm TPG had approached EY about buying a stake in its consulting arm. The approach came just four months after the audit giant cancelled a plan to...