Bulgaria Kamenitza, AB InBev Breweries Sale Completed

Anheuser-Busch InBev announced on Wednesday it has completed the sale of its operations in Central Europe and the Balkans to private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners. The deal is valued at USD 2.23 B in cash, bonds and minority shares.

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Cosmen raises offer for National Express to £765 million

The consortium involving funds advised by CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") and interests of the Cosmen family, is today updating the market on its approach to National Express.

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CVC offers $2.1 billion for AB InBev CEE assets: report

Private equity group CVC Capital Partners is prepared to offer up to 1.5 billion euros ($2.1 billion) for Anheuser-Busch InBev's Central and Eastern European assets, newspaper De Tijd said on Tuesday.

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New iShares Bids Could Raise Ante up to $5.3 Billion

New reports out of London suggest that the $4.4 billion deal by Barclays Global Investors to sell its iShares ETF business to private equity manager CVC Capital Partners may be in jeopardy.

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Barclays sells iShares to CVC Capital for US$4.4 bn

Barclays PLC today (April 9th) announces agreement for the sale of its iShares business to Blue Sparkle LP ("Bidco"), a new limited partnership established by CVC Capital Partners Group for $4.4 billion

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Will CVC Acquire Barclay's iShares Unit ?

CVC Capital Partners emerged as the likely buyer of Barclays's prized iShares exchange-traded-funds unit, in a $4.3 billion deal.

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In Vino Veritas: Former UBS Banker Starts Wine Fund

When bankers leave Wall Street, their careers go one of two ways: up or down. Jorge Mora is going, well, "Sideways." Getty ImagesMora, 41 years old, spent the past seven years as a banker at UBS, advising private-equity firms including Blackstone Group, CVC Capital Partners, Court Square Capital Partners, Providence Equity Partners, Soros and Franc

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Lawyers Act On Largest Buyout In Germany This Year at EUR 2.4 bn

Allen & Overy LLP has advised Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP on the approximately EUR2.4 billion acquisition of ista International GmbH from CVC Capital Partners and management. This represents the largest buyout in Germany this year.

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Sainsbury Takeover May Stumble on Price, `Paranoid' Investors

Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Blackstone Group LP, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and CVC Capital Partners Ltd. may find their ambitions of buying J Sainsbury Plc thwarted by the founding family and investors unwilling to sell out to buyout firms.

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F1- Bernie still in charge of F1

(GMM) Bernie Ecclestone says he is still in charge of formula one despite CVC Capital Partners' acquisition last year of his stake in the sport.

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