LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Funds advised by Private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners Wednesday announce the EUR1.8 billion acquisition of Ahlsell, a Nordic technical products wholesaler from Cinven and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.
MAIN FACTS:
-Transaction marks the successful completion of exclusive talks between these parties.
-Ahlsell has over 220 outlets in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Estonia and Russia.
-Company specializes in providing professional users with a wide range of goods and peripheral services within the heating & plumbing, electrical, tools & machinery, refrigeration and DIY product space.
-In 2011, Ahlsell reported revenues of EUR2.3 billion
-Completion of the transaction is subject to customary competition clearances.
-CVC was advised by Deutsche Bank, Roschier, Freshfields, KPMG and BCG.
-Financing was led by Nordea, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Barclays Capital, DNB Nor and Danske Bank.
-By Ian Walker, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9296; ian.walker@dowjones.com
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2012年1月19日星期四
Goldman Sachs Is Said to Seek Up to $3.5 Billion for Dedicated Energy Fund
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. headquarters stands in New York. Photographer: Jin Lee/Bloomberg
The fund, Broad Street Energy Partners, will invest globally in areas such as oil, gas and power, said the investors, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Goldman Sachs joins a growing lineup of firms raising pools of capital to take advantage of increased demand for energy and commodities. Barclays Natural Resource Investments, a unit of Barclays Capital, is raising its first dedicated private-equity energy fund to make investments globally. Blackstone Group LP (BX), the largest private-equity firm, and Apollo Global Management (APO) are also marketing debut energy funds.
Andrea Raphael, a spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs, declined to comment.
The new fund will be managed by the principal investment team of the bank. Kenneth Pontarelli, head of natural resources and a managing director in the merchant-banking division at Goldman Sachs, is heading the effort, according to the investors.
The Goldman Sachs merchant-banking division has made energy private-equity investments in the past out of its global private-equity funds, and Pontarelli managed those energy deals.
Past energy deals by GS Capital Partners (PEF3383) included the $45 billion buyout of electric utility company TXU (TXU), now called Energy Future Holdings Corp., Cobalt International Energy Inc. (CIE) and Kinder Morgan Inc.
To contact the reporter on this story: Sabrina Willmer in New York at swillmer2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at cbaumgaertel@bloomberg.net
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Goldman Sachs Said to Seek Up to $3.5 Billion for Energy Fund
January 18, 2012, 1:51 PM EST
By Sabrina Willmer
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is seeking $2 billion to $3.5 billion for its first dedicated energy private-equity fund, according to two prospective investors.
The fund, Broad Street Energy Partners, will invest globally in areas such as oil, gas and power, said the investors, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Goldman Sachs joins a growing lineup of firms raising pools of capital to take advantage of increased demand for energy and commodities. Barclays Natural Resource Investments, a unit of Barclays Capital, is raising its first dedicated private-equity energy fund to make investments globally. Blackstone Group LP, the largest private-equity firm, and Apollo Global Management are also marketing debut energy funds.
Andrea Raphael, a spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs, declined to comment.
The new fund will be managed by the principal investment team of the bank. Kenneth Pontarelli, head of natural resources and a managing director in the merchant-banking division at Goldman Sachs, is heading the effort, according to the investors.
The Goldman Sachs merchant-banking division has made energy private-equity investments in the past out of its global private-equity funds, and Pontarelli managed those energy deals.
Past energy deals by GS Capital Partners included the $45 billion buyout of electric utility company TXU, now called Energy Future Holdings Corp., Cobalt International Energy Inc. and Kinder Morgan Inc.
–Editors: Christian Baumgaertel, Steven Crabill
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To contact the reporter on this story: Sabrina Willmer in New York at swillmer2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at cbaumgaertel@bloomberg.net
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By Sabrina Willmer
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is seeking $2 billion to $3.5 billion for its first dedicated energy private-equity fund, according to two prospective investors.
The fund, Broad Street Energy Partners, will invest globally in areas such as oil, gas and power, said the investors, who asked not to be named because the information is private.
Goldman Sachs joins a growing lineup of firms raising pools of capital to take advantage of increased demand for energy and commodities. Barclays Natural Resource Investments, a unit of Barclays Capital, is raising its first dedicated private-equity energy fund to make investments globally. Blackstone Group LP, the largest private-equity firm, and Apollo Global Management are also marketing debut energy funds.
Andrea Raphael, a spokeswoman for Goldman Sachs, declined to comment.
The new fund will be managed by the principal investment team of the bank. Kenneth Pontarelli, head of natural resources and a managing director in the merchant-banking division at Goldman Sachs, is heading the effort, according to the investors.
The Goldman Sachs merchant-banking division has made energy private-equity investments in the past out of its global private-equity funds, and Pontarelli managed those energy deals.
Past energy deals by GS Capital Partners included the $45 billion buyout of electric utility company TXU, now called Energy Future Holdings Corp., Cobalt International Energy Inc. and Kinder Morgan Inc.
–Editors: Christian Baumgaertel, Steven Crabill
-0- Jan/18/2012 13:55 GMT
-0- Jan/18/2012 14:00 GMT
To contact the reporter on this story: Sabrina Willmer in New York at swillmer2@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Christian Baumgaertel at cbaumgaertel@bloomberg.net
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