Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

US private equity firm Francisco Partners has agreed to buy financial data provider Macrobond for almost €700mn, the latest deal in a sector that has attracted billions of dollars from investors in recent years. The US-based firm beat out competition from other private equity groups and strategic buyers.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 20, 2023

A $3bn “whole-business securitisation” is being considered as a funding option by private equity firms vying to acquire sandwich chain Subway, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2023

is leading a €950m ($1bn) loan package to back Permira’s buyout of Gossler, Gobert & Wolters, people with knowledge of the matter said. Other lenders supporting the transaction include Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Hayfin Capital Management. Blackstone Inc. Flagship transactions include KKR & Co.’s

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. In 2023, private equity and venture capital transactions in the global renewable energy sector nearly reached $15 billion. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Blackstone Inc.,

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity. In fact, even Warren Buffett owns a position in Ares through Berkshire Hathaway 's subsidiary New England Asset Management. The company's 9.6%

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 7, 2024

Private credit investor Pemberton Asset Management is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to raise at least $1bn to provide net asset value loans to private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Spain’s Universidad Europea from private equity firm Permira, in a deal that sources said valued the higher education group at more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 The buyout groups announced the deal on Monday. billion) including debt.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Buyout private equity firms are having difficulty offloading companies and returning cash to investors, with direct lenders including Blackstone, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) and Neuberger Berman Group swooping in to provide cash, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Pub giant Marston’s has been approached by a US private equity firm over a potential takeover. Shares in the Wolverhampton-based company surged by more than a fifth immediately after it confirmed the proposal regarding a potential cash offer by Platinum Equity Advisors.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bain has been interviewing investment banks to hire financial advisers that will help the private equity firm come up with a plan to cash out on its majority stake in Varsity Brands, the sources said. Varsity kept the yearbooks business when it sold Herff Jones to private equity firm Atlas Holdings earlier this year.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Milan-based private equity firm Alto Partners and Italian fund management company Arca Fondi have agreed to the buyout of Eurosirel, a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and cosmetics. The transaction is expected to close by June.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

buyout fund Bain Capital is in final talks to buy French IT services firm Inetum in a deal worth about $2.27 The deal will see Inetum – formerly known as Gfi Informatique – returning into private equity hands after being sold to Qatar’s group Mannai Corp in 2016, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Toshiba Corp is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist shareholders to improve governance. Other deals by the private equity firm include the $1.5

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Asset manager Mirova plans to launch its sixth strategy dedicated to energy transition infrastructure, aiming to raise up to €2bn subject to regulatory approval. read more Silver Lake Acquires Software AG for €2.6bn US private equity firm Silver Lake has secured over 85% of the share capital and voting rights of.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. In 2023, private equity and venture capital transactions in the global renewable energy sector nearly reached $15 billion. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Allfunds Group Plc has started gauging takeover interest from private equity firms as the European fund distribution platform considers a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. read more Brookfield Asset Management’s affiliate Closes $1.1bn Argo Acquisition Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

. “We look at a lot of deals every day,” Kazuhiro Yamada, co-head of the Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview. Selling to such alternative asset managers is increasingly seen as a palatable way for companies to exit noncore businesses or go private.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Permira Holdings’ deal to acquire Ergomed is being funded with support from Blackstone’s credit unit in the latest sign that that private lending firms are taking buyout business from traditional lenders including banks, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Blackstone is closing in on a deal with L’Occitane International owner Reinold Geiger to take the global skincare company private, with the world’s largest alternative asset manager potentially providing debt financing for the buyout.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby is drawing up plans for a £1.5bn bid for Audiotonix, the British-based manufacturer of equipment used by bands such as Coldplay. Sky News has learnt that CVC Capital Partners is among the private equity firms examining offers for the Chessington-based company.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

South Korean buyout firm Hahn & Co. is working with financial advisers as it weighs a potential partial or full sale of its stake, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. The buyout firm is seeking an equity value of more than $2bn for SK Shipping in a deal, according to the people.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Private equity firm KKR & Co. from Veritas Capital, reviving a battle between Wall Street banks and private credit lenders to provide financing for one of the year’s biggest buyouts. read more KKR Poised to Take Half of Cotiviti, Valued at $11bn Private equity firm KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

The private equity firm is in the early stages of exploring a sale of the Hungary-based pet food manufacturer, which could be valued at more than €2bn ($2.2bn), according to one of the people. Apollo Global Management Inc. The private equity firm acquired the business in 2018.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Bain Capital is picking up a minority stake worth $250 million in business services firm Sikich, which is planning to deploy the investment to finance its expansion plans, the companies said on Thursday. The private equity firm is the first outside investor at Chicago-based Sikich, which was founded in 1982.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Apollo Global Management is stepping up its lending to private equity buyout firms looking to raise cash to help them return money to investors, by making more than $4bn in so-called net asset value (NAV) loans, according to a report by Bloomberg. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Thoma Bravo agreed to buy corporate communications and compliance services firm EQS Group AG for about €400m ($434m), marking its first takeover of a listed German company. The tech-focused buyout firm will offer €40 a share, representing a 52.7% EQS shares soared. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 18, 2023

Private equity firm EQT AB said late on Thursday it plans to take SUSE private in a deal to be funded by a special dividend issued by the Frankfurt-listed software company. The tech firm recently completed a management revamp in which Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen was appointed chief executive in May.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Read more GLP Capital Partners Raises $554m for Renewable Energy Fund GLP Capital Partners (GCP), an alternative asset manager based in Singapore, has established its. Read more GLP Capital Partners Raises $554m for Renewable Energy Fund GLP Capital Partners (GCP), an alternative asset manager based in Singapore, has established its.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nexi SpA jumped as much as 19% after people with knowledge of the matter said CVC Capital Partners is in the early stages of considering a potential bid for European payments firm. The buyout group has been evaluating Nexi for some time, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 26, 2024

The US asset manager will sell a 71.25% stake in drug wholesaler Geo-Young, the corporate value of which is around $1.4 Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is set to mark its first exit from South Korea by selling a 71.25% stake in the holding firm of Geo-Young Corp., Private equity giant Blackstone Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Progressio SGR, the Italian private equity firm, is raising a new fund, Progressio Investimenti III, in response to LP demand and a doubling of proprietary deal flow over the past five years. As with previous funds, the money will predominantly be spent on proprietary deals and primary buyouts.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Shares of Macy's (NYSE: M) were surging today after the department-store chain received a buyout offer from two private equity firms. Macy's gets a sweet offer The buyout offer from real estate investor Arkhouse Management and asset manager Brigade Capital Management values the company at $21 a share, or $5.8

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 5, 2024

Top Canadian investor Brookfield Asset Management is in the final stages of negotiations to acquire a 100 percent stake in ATC India, a unit of the US-based telecom tower major American Towers Corporation ( ATC), multiple industry sources told Moneycontrol. billion buyout of Reliance Jio’s telecom tower assets in 2019.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

private equity firm Bain Capital is nearing the final close of its fifth and biggest Asia-focused fund after having raised around $6 billion from global investors, said two people with knowledge of the situation. Similarly, in China, private equity-backed deals so far this year have dropped 39% year on year to $9.7

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

French private equity firm Eurazeo, through its mid-large buyout team, has agreed to invest in Eres Group and acquire a majority stake from the IK VIII Fund managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, alongside the company’s management team and employees.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Mr. Poirier is the chief executive officer of NeuState Advisory, a firm he founded, and a former executive in the pensions division of asset manager State Street Corp. For more information, visit integrisit.com About Frontenac Frontenac is a Chicago-based private equity firm.

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