You would think bidding for supermarket giant WM Morrison would be enough to keep the uber Wall Street dealmakers at Apollo occupied for a few months.
But Betaville's moles have revealed that Apollo, set up by controversial American financier Leon Black, is also in the running to buy Keepmoat, the homebuilder that sponsors Doncaster Rovers...
It would appear buy-out baron Guy Hands is poised to lose control of care homes group Four Seasons. At least, that is what esteemed peers are reporting on Twitter this afternoon. In fact, Marlow over at The Daily Telegrah claims handing over keys could crysallise a loss of about £450 million for Terra Firma Capital Partners...
US private equity group HarbourVest is weighing the purchase of a stake in EMI Music Publishing, the company that controls the rights to some of the world's best known bands such as the Black Eyed Peas.
Excellent City sources have told little old Betaville that HarbourVest has been talking to some of EMI Music Publishing's shareholders about buying a shareholding in the music publishing business. ..