Plumbing company Wolseley is targeted in a £600m buyout war

Plumbing company Wolseley is targeted in a £600m buyout war

A private equity firm connected to Sir Terry Leahy is in talks to buy one of Britain’s biggest plumbing merchants. City sources said Clayton Dubilier & Rice – which employs the former chief executive of Tesco as an adviser – is one of three buy-out firms toughing...
ABB to be acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners, Catania

ABB to be acquired by Madison Dearborn Partners, Catania

American Broadband Holding Company, a provider of broadband access in rural markets across the United States, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners, a private equity firm...