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ANZ no longer in talks to buy Cerberus’ Aozora stake
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has ended discussions over a potential investment in Aozora Bank. Talks with Cerberus Capital concerning its 50% stake in the Japanese lender floundered at an early stage because the two sides could not agree...
ANZ in talks to buy Cerberus’ Aozora Bank stake – report
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) has begun negotiations to buy Cerberus Capital’s 50% stake in Aozora Bank, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the situation. ANZ is said to be attracted by the Japanese lender’s strong...
ANZ linked to potential acquisitions of Tokyo Star Bank, Aozora Bank
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is reportedly looking to acquire Lone Star-controlled Tokyo Star Bank or Cerberus-owned Aozora Bank.
SABMiller launches hostile takeover bid for Foster’s
SABMiller has launched a hostile takeover bid for Foster’s, worth A$9.5 billion ($10 billion), after the Australian brewer refused to negotiate on its initial proposal two months ago. SABMiller said Wednesday that it would put its A$4.90 per share cash...
Bright Food Group targets acquisition within six months
China’s Bright Food Group may make an acquisition in Europe or Australia within six months, the firm’s chairman has said. Wang Zongnan told Bloomberg that potential targets include the food distribution and sugar industries.
A&P Financial wins court approval for Takefuji rehabilitation plan
Takefuji, a failed Japanese consumer lender, has finally received court approval for its rehabilitation plan. Korean firm A&P Financial, which beat the likes of Cerberus Capital Management, TPG and J Trust to win the bankruptcy administrator's backing,...
Bright Food linked to Manassen Foods bid
China’s Bright Food Group is in negotiations to buy Manassen Foods from CHAMP Private Equity, Reuters reported, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Australian firm Manassen, which was acquired by CHAMP in 2006, is best known for Jelly Belly...
Bondholders threaten takeover of failed Japanese consumer lender
A&P Financial’s court-mandated takeover of Japan’s Takefuji Corp. could be derailed after bondholders in Takefuji sought to force the consumer lender into liquidation with a view to seeing a better recovery from their investment, Reuters reported.
J-Trust drops from Takefuji bid, A&P new leader
In a surprise twist in the long-awaited sale of distressed Japanese consumer lender Takefuji Corp., leading suitor, Goldman Sachs-backed J-Trust, has dropped out of the bidding process, making way for Korean lender A&P Financial Co. to assume the top...
An industry still standing
Just one month before the annual event of the cherry blossoms would make Japan one of the most beautiful countries in the world, a 9.0 earthquake hit east of Honshu on March 11, giving rise to a tsunami estimated about 14 meters height and further leading...
Japanese volatility prompts firms to change course
In light of the market volatility prompted by last week’s devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Japan, the plans of at least two private equity-related companies have been delayed to await a more stable business environment.
Foster's to decide on wine business' future
Australia’s Foster’s Group is to vote on the potential spin out of its multi-billion-dollar wine business in a move that may finally give private equity players a chance at the asset.
TPG, J-Trust near Takefuji takeover
U.S. buyout firm TPG Capital and Japanese consumer lender J-Trust have emerged as the lead contenders to take over the collapsed Japanese consumer lender Takefuji Co., Dow Jones reported
Destressed investors eye Takefuji Co.
Cerberus Capital Management, Lone Star, Fortress Group, JC Flowers & Co and lender Elliott Management are reportedly set to submit acquisition bids for Takefuji Co., the Japanese independent consumer lender which this year filed for bankruptcy protection...
Foster's still open to private equity offers for wine unit
David Crawford, Chairman of Australia's Foster's Group, publicly said the company will still entertain offers from private equity groups for its wine business, while repeating that a c.$2.46 billion offer, reportedly from Cerberus Capital Management,...
Australian M&A: Sweet deals Down Under?
Slow first half for the Lucky Country
KKR and TPG may team up to bid for Foster's wine unit
US buyout majors Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and TPG Capital were said to have had early talks for a joint bid for the wine unit of Australian brewer Foster's, according to reports.
Foster’s tells private equity firms wine bids are corked
Australian beverages major Foster’s Group’s plans to divest its Treasury Wine Estates wine estate, which owns the Lindemans, Rosemount, Penfolds and Wolf Blass brands, has not been the PE win many firms had hoped for.
Cerberus misses Foster's wine business, TPG, KKR in frame
Cerberus Capital Management, the US buyout firm specializing in turnaround investments, was the private equity firm that offered to buy 100% of the Treasury Wine Estates unit of Australia’s largest beer maker, Foster's Group, for up to $2.5 billion,...
VC-backed REVA lists in Oz
Venture capital-backed REVA Medical, a San Diego-based innovative medical device company, has raised $63 million from its initial public offering on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Shinsei, Aozora call off bank merger
Shinsei Bank, 33% owned by US private equity group JC Flowers & Co., and Aozora Bank, 50.5% owned by Cerberus Capital Management, have called off their merger plan, due to many outstanding differences over business operations.
Shinsei and Aozora may resume merger talks
Private equity investees Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank’s merger plan, previously reported cancelled, now apparently will come up for negotiation again, according to Japanese media reports.
Shinsei/Aozora merger progresses slowly
Shinsei Bank, 32.5% owned by J.C. Flowers & Co., and Aozora Bank, 55% owned by Cerberus Capital Management LP, are having headaches over delays to their merger plan, originally aimed to complete in October this year.
Uncertainty over Shinsei/Aozora merger
Buyout fund-controlled Japanese lenders Shinsei Bank and Aozora Bank may reportedly delay their planned merger, due to numerous problems, such as difficulty integrating systems and differentiation of their separate operations.