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Milan-listed drugmaker snaps up ‘high potential growth products’ in €750m deal
Plus, Leon Black’s ties with Jeffrey Epstein go deeper, and the Daily Mail gets a sweetened buyout bid
Top Spanish football clubs launch counter-offer to head off private equity firm’s cash injection
Two of final three private equity firms failed to submit bids for entire division over worker worries
Private equity group wins auction for division that has been hit by changing consumer tastes
Ahmedabad and Lucknow franchises sold for $745m and $945m as investors rush to profit from competition’s rise
Spanish tie-up offers potential blueprint on financing for teams that traditionally struggle to attract investors
Clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona secure opt-out, pushing value of private equity investment down to €2.1bn
Vodka maker has been bruised by political risk, single country exposure and aggressive competitors
Real Madrid and FC Barcelona oppose private equity deal with Spain’s top league
Football club says deal would not be in its interests, even if it would have been a way to keep its star player
Club does not support investment by CVC after a committee at La Liga unanimously approved it
Plus, activist Elliott ups the pressure in its campaign against GSK, and a software billionaire steps back from a controversial investment deal
Sweeping changes signal private equity group’s newly acquired influence in the sport
This week in the business of sport: CVC plot to unify the tennis world, Formula One teams pick sponsors that deliver a pay-off on the track, and more
PE firm would invest $600m in deal that would join up men’s and women’s tour calendars
Players association warns private equity involvement threatens future of mighty All Blacks
European firm tells Japanese conglomerate it will ‘step aside’ from buyout
National ecstasy over his Masters win shows a country finally getting its dues
Departure of Nobuaki Kurumatani leaves proposed buyout of Japanese conglomerate in chaos
A boardroom drama for the ages, and the battle for a potential mega-deal
Resignation of Nobuaki Kurumatani comes as KKR also prepares to mount offer for Japanese conglomerate
Proposed management buyout looks like an improbable win for the Japanese conglomerate’s embattled CEO
The corporate drama and the calculations behind a possible mega-deal
For Tokyo, private equity group’s interest in conglomerate is bittersweet
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