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Mergers & Acquisitions

Apr. 22, 2015

TPG grabs majority stake in Cirque du Soleil with help from Ropes & Gray

The private equity-led deal is intended to bring the Canadian company's big-top presence to new consumer markets.


By Banks Albach


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Entertainment giant Cirque du Soleil has landed TPG Capital LP as a new majority stakeholder in a deal intended to bring the Canadian company's big-top presence to new consumer markets.


A team from Ropes & Gray LLP, led by San Francisco-based partner Jason S. Freedman, advised TPG on the deal, which also brought in Chinese private equity firm Fosun International Ltd. and Caisse de depot at pla...

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