CVC Capital Partners

(July 22): Buyout firm CVC Capital Partners and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC are among firms considering bids for a stake in the US$6.4 billion ($8.7 billion) European settlements giant Euroclear, according to people familiar with the matter.

(Dec 20): Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is exploring options for Asia’s largest funeral services provider Nirvana Asia Ltd, including a possible sale, and a deal could be worth more than US$1.8 billion, a source familiar with the matter told

LONDON (Oct 20): Unilever has received offers for its margarine and spreads unit from bidders including a consortium of Bain Capital and Clayton Dubilier & Rice, according to people familiar with the situation.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn, which operates KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in Southeast Asia, picked banks to arrange a Malaysian initial public offering next year that could raise about US$500 million ($696 million), people with know

(Sept 8): John Malone’s Liberty Media Corp. agreed to buy the company that controls Formula One from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for US$4.4 billion ($5.9 billion) in cash, stock and convertible debt, giving the US cable-TV entrepreneur owne