Bridgepoint in exclusive talks to lead Italian retail buy-out

Bridgepoint, the pan-European private equity firm, is understood to be in exclusive talks to lead a management buy-out of Gruppo Coin, one of Italy's largest department store distributors.

If the deal goes ahead, the total transaction size is expected to be about €150m ($153m), including debt and equity.

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