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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Bain in lead for 20% stake in China's Gome?]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/deals/" rel="tag">Deals</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/privateequity/" rel="tag">Private Equity</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/kfn/" rel="tag">KKR Financial (KFN)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aU6duoaJAfr8&amp;refer=home" target="_blank"><img border="0" hspace="4" alt="" vspace="4" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/05/gome.jpg" />Bloomberg reports</a> that <a href="http://www.gome.com.hk/eng/" target="_blank">Gome Electrical Appliances Holdings Ltd.</a> may sell up to 20% of the company to <a href="http://www.bloggingbuyouts.com/bain-capital/">Bain Capital</a> LLC. The asking price is said to be approximately $500 million. The other companies competing for the piece of Gome are <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kkr-financial-holdings-llc/kfn/nys" target="_blank">KKR &amp; Co.</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kkr-financial-holdings-llc/kfn/nys" target="_blank">KFN</a>) and <a href="http://www.bloggingbuyouts.com/warburg-pincus/">Warburg Pincus</a>. </p>
<p>Gome is the second-largest electronics retailer in <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/tag/China/">China</a>, with more than 800 stores in over 160 cities. So it makes a nice target for investors looking for alternatives to recession-constrained businesses in the United States, Europe and developed markets in Asia.</p><p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bain in lead for 20% stake in China's Gome?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/">Bain in lead for 20% stake in China's Gome?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&amp;sid=aU6duoaJAfr8&amp;refer=home>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19048630/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/05/27/bain-in-lead-for-20-stake-in-chinas-gome/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bain capital</category><category>china</category><category>china stocks</category><category>gome</category><category>gome group</category><category>inthenews</category><category>kkr</category><category>kkr financial</category><category>kohlberg kravis roberts</category><category>KohlbergKravisRoberts</category><category>warburg</category><category>warburg pincus</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Johansmeyer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
