Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

CVC Capital Partners, the third-biggest Europe-based private equity firm according to the PEI 300, is on track to raise what would be the largest-ever private equity fund, defying the market’s choppy waters. is mulling the sale of $2 billion in private equity. read more H.I.G.

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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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The Motley Fool

MAY 22, 2024

Rumors emerged earlier this month that private equity firms are considering a buyout. While some sort of buyout looks like the most likely path for Peloton, either by private equity or a larger company looking to scoop up the brand, any deal is unlikely to save longtime shareholders from enormous losses.

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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

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. is leading a €950m ($1bn) loan package to back Permira’s buyout of Gossler, Gobert.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sienna Investment Managers’ private equity team has launched a mid-market European buyout fund, Citywire can reveal. Sienna IM has €32bn in assets under management in total and employs more than 280 people. Most recently the group elected Michael Dobson , former chief executive of Schroders, as non-executive chair.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Private equity firm Thomas H. THL prevailed in an auction for the company over other private equity firms because its bid was favoured by Standish’s management, which currently holds a roughly 45% stake in the business, one of the sources said. read more The post Buyout firm Thomas H.

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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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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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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The GXO buyout equation The news of a potential sale comes as a surprise as GXO has been growing through acquisitions, and seemed set to continue that strategy after bringing Clipper Logistics, PFSweb, and Wincanton into the fold over the last three years. On Thursday, investors were greeted by news that GXO could sell itself.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Devon Energy said on Monday it had entered into a deal to acquire certain assets of Bakken-focused energy producer Grayson Mill Energy, which is owned by private equity firm EnCap, in a cash-and-stock deal worth $5 billion. In June, the private equity firm sold some shale assets of XCL Resources for about $2 billion.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Carlyle Group has delayed the closure of its new pan-Asian buyout fund after strong demand for a separate Japan-focused vehicle sapped investor interest, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Typically, such fundraising efforts are completed within 18 months.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

billion) from the sale of a construction subsidiary to its major shareholder, in a buyout deal that would help it cut debt and pay a special dividend. That would make the deal Hong Kong’s largest since private equity firm EQT (EQTAB.ST) paid $7.4 is mulling the sale of $2 billion in private equity.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 26, 2024

Disagreements over valuations have been a barrier for buyout firms attempting to exit their portfolio companies, according to a report by Bloomberg, which cites an Ares Management (Ares) executive speaking at this year’s IPEM in Cannes. If they can wait, why would you want to put your average company up for sale right now?”

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

British private equity firm Apax has beaten off competition from rival buyout firm Bridgepoint to acquire the accounting arm of Evelyn Partners, in a deal valued at around £700m, according to a report by CityWire. The sale paves the way for Evelyn Partners to focus solely on its wealth management business.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Private equity firm KKR plans to cut its stake in Kokusai Electric, two people familiar with the matter said, cashing in after a blistering run for shares in the Japanese chip equipment maker. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Angelo Gordon, a $73bn alternative investment firm focused on credit and real estate investing, today announced the final close of the AG Asset Based Credit Fund, L.P. the “Fund”) with over $1bn of equity commitments, exceeding its $800m target. insurance carriers to access the strategy in a capital efficient format.

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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 Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Global private investments firm Apollo Global Management has set its sights on doubling its assets under management to $1.5tn by 2029, positioning itself as a major player in global debt underwriting, according to a report by the Financial Times. We are just at the beginning of this trend.”

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 19, 2023

Subway suitors to fund buyout with $3bn securitisation Submitted 19/06/2023 - 11:43am A $3 billion "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.

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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

JULY 12, 2024

Two major private equity firms, KKR and CVC, have submitted bids exceeding €3bn for B&B Hotels, a French budget hotel chain that was founded in Brest, Brittany in 1990, and has since expanded to 17 European countries, according to a report by the Times.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firm Blackstone is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker Alinamin Pharmaceutical to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for $2.17bn.The deal is expected to be signed soon, said the person, who declined to be identified as the information was private.

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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

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firm KKR & Co agreed to acquire Varsity Brands, a U.S. maker of sports uniforms and school yearbooks, from buyout firm Bain Capital for about $4.75 Bain acquired Varsity Brands in 2018 from private equity firms Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group for around $2.5

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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 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

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

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 Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Private equity firms are forecasting a substantial rise in UK deal activity in 2025, with 84% expecting to execute between five and ten deals, according to a report by Reuters citing a survey by Deutsche Numis published on Tuesday.

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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

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

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 Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) is intensifying its efforts to closely monitor risks in the non-bank financial sector, which includes private equity firms, hedge funds, and asset managers, according to a report by Institutional Investor. Results from this stress-testing exercise are expected by year-end.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specialising in national security, aerospace and industrial services, has held the final close of its third flagship private equity fund, AE Industrial Partners Fund III, at $1.28bn.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. The private equity firm is investing through EQT Future, an impact-driven fund with a longer holding period. is singling out funds with combined assets of $150bn for an extra screen designed.

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