Centerbridge nearing a deal to buy IPC Systems from Silver Lake

Centerbridge finished raising a $6bn private equity fund in October – its largest since it formed nine years ago

Investment firm Centerbridge Partners is nearing a deal to buy IPC Systems, a communications company for financial trading, for more than $1.1 billion including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

IPC is owned by Silver Lake, a technology-focused private equity firm which bought IPC in 2006 for about $800 million.

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