UPDATE: Private equity firm CD&R readies Morrisons counter-bid

UPDATE: Private equity firm CD&R readies Morrisons counter-bid

Private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is poised to start a bidding war for British supermarket chain Morrisons, the target of a $8.8bn offer from a group led by another U.S. buyout firm, Fortress, the Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said...
Goldman bets on city bounce back with Paris real estate deal

Goldman bets on city bounce back with Paris real estate deal

Goldman Sachs Group is betting that prime retail and office space in Europe’s top capitals still has a bright future. The firm’s asset management unit has agreed to acquire a block in the French capital that it plans to transform into an upscale store,...
Omers Infra, Goldman to buy German labs group Amedes

Omers Infra, Goldman to buy German labs group Amedes

German laboratory group Amedes said on Friday it will be acquired by a consortium that includes Canada’s Omers Infrastructure and Goldman Sachs Asset Management for an undisclosed sum. The deal could be valued at €1.5bn including debt, two people close to the matter...
CVC Nears Takeover of $5.8bn Asset Manager Glendower

CVC Nears Takeover of $5.8bn Asset Manager Glendower

CVC Capital Partners is nearing a purchase of secondary buyout specialist Glendower Capital, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that will provide the private equity firm with a new strategy to lure investors. The two investment firms are in...
Ares SSG closes third secured lending fund at $1.6bn

Ares SSG closes third secured lending fund at $1.6bn

Ares SSG has held the final close of its third Secured Lending Opportunities Fund III (SLO III), with capital commitments of more than $1.6bn, which Ares believes makes it the largest pan-Asian secured lending fund to date. The close of SLO III marks the establishment...