Sentences with phrase «bid with private equity firm»

Takeda tried earlier this year to buy Salix as part of a joint bid with private equity firm TPG, a few weeks before Papa took over as CEO.

Not exact matches

SINGAPORE, Aug 27 (Reuters)- Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd has partnered Asia - focused private equity firm MBK Partners to bid for the South Korea arm of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC, two people familiar with the matter told RPrivate) Ltd has partnered Asia - focused private equity firm MBK Partners to bid for the South Korea arm of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC, two people familiar with the matter told Rprivate equity firm MBK Partners to bid for the South Korea arm of British supermarket operator Tesco PLC, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Skype founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, were also reportedly in talks with several private equity firms earlier this year to make a bid for the company.

Mr. Asper, working with New York investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and private equity firm Catalyst Capital Group, launched a rival bid at the last minute, but was turned down by on Ontario judge.

But other sources have also said INCJ is in talks with Bain Capital about bidding for the unit, as the U.S. private equity firm appears willing to put in more money than rivals.

INCJ was part of a proposed bid tabled by U.S. chipmaker Western Digital last week that also included U.S. private equity firm KKR & Co LP, sources familiar with the matter have said.

If Yahoo does sell, the leading bids for Yahoo or for pieces of Yahoo have reportedly come from: Verizon; AT&T; Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert with financial backing from Warren Buffett; private equity group Advent International; private equity group TPG; and private equity firm Sycamore in partnership with Vector Capital Management.

The Weinstein Company has voluntarily filed for bankruptcy and entered into a stalking horse bid for the majority of its film and TV assets with the Dallas - based private equity firm Lantern Capital..

Verizon, as well as some private equity firms, met with Microsoft last month to talk about potential funding for a bid, people familiar with the matter said at the time.

Helping to entice KKR, and other private equity firms, to throw a bid on the table is Mr Clarke's previous work with the close - knit global private equity firm industry who see merit in his initial plans — also revealed this week — to slash costs by $ 35 million at Treasury Wine and pump the savings into a 50 per cent boost on brand marketing.

Anbang has joined with private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co for the bid, along with Chinese investment firm Primavera Capital.

Hayes closed out a strong 2017 with roles on a number of deals, including acting for private equity firm PCP Capital Partners on its pursuit of Newcastle United Football Club and acting for CVC on its ultimately unsuccessful bid for Unilever's spreads division.

Investor interest in those operations is running so high that even private equity firms would get shut out of deals, with some losing out to strategic last - minute buyers after winning a bid, Phillips says.