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Private equity buyers circle RBI
Private equity houses including Apax Partners, 3i, Permira, Cinven, Candover, CVC and Providence Equity Partners are all reportedly looking at acquiring Reed Business Information, according ...
New Borders investor
Investor Gerald Catenacci, whose funds include Principled Capital Management and Highway Partners, now holds a 5.7% stake in Borders.
BBC on the lookout for more publishing partnerships
After buying a 75% stake in Lonely Planet last year, BBC Worldwide is reportedly on the lookout for more private equity partnerships.
PEP left as front-runner for Borders as Dymocks withdraws bid
According to a Reuters news story, Dymocks has withdrawn its bid for the 24 Borders stores in Australia and New Zealand, seemingly leaving a ‘final' bid by Angus & Robertson/Whitcoulls owner...
Riverdeep/Houghton Mifflin goes to market for US$7 billion loan
Houghton Mifflin's private equity owner Riverdeep is looking for backers for a US$7 billion loan to finance its takeover of some of Harcourts assets in the US.
PEP launches bid for Borders
Pacific Equity Partners, the private equity owners of Angus & Robertson in Australia and Whitcoull's in New Zealand, has lodged an ‘indicative bid' for the 24 Borders stores in both cou...
Berkelouw Books bidding for Borders?
The Berkelouw Books chain has ‘emerged as a strong contender' to buy the Australasian operations of the Borders bookselling chain, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. The long-es...
Private equity owners likely for Borders in UK
Entrepreneur Luke Johnson and his private equity firm Risk Capital Partners are 'widely expected' to take control of Borders in the UK, keeping the current CEO David Roche at the helm, closing fe...
APA 'outraged' by A&R publisher contributions; criticism grows from trade and public
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has taken the unprecedented step of publicly criticising a book retailer, with the association releasing a statement today (Friday) stating that its members...
'Strong interest' in Borders from trade and private equity
KPMG, sale advisors to the Borders bookselling chain, have reported ‘strong interest' in the chain's Australian and New Zealand operations from trade and private equity firms, according to a Reu...
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