Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Big Ten Conference is exploring private equity investment opportunities, signaling a shift in its approach to college sports financing. Investment bank Evercore, retained by the conference, has received initial offers from private equity firms, though details remain undisclosed.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Medline Industries, a leading medical supplies provider owned by private equity firms Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, is preparing for a US initial public offering (IPO) in 2025, with the aim of raising more than $5bn, according to a report by Reuters. However, plans remain contingent on market conditions.

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AltAssets

OCTOBER 26, 2023

ECI Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, has hired former Houlihan Lokey technology specialist Louis Jans as an investment associate. In the role, Jans will be involved in originating and working on new investments, as well as supporting management teams in the ECI portfolio.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

HCI Equity Partners (HCI), a lower middle market private equity firm that focuses on partnering with founder-owned service, distribution, and manufacturing companies, has promoted Nate Novak to Managing Director and Michael Allen to Vice President.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

German advertising group Stroeer’s attempt to sell its multi-billion-euro outdoor advertising business has hit a roadblock as two private equity bidders KKR and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) walked away from negotiations due to valuation disagreements, according to a report by Reuters.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The private equity firm has had a good year, but investors will want to keep an eye on this Despite the stock's advancement, Blackstone still sits 20% below its all-time high of $139 from November 2021. Investors received the news of Blackstone's addition to the S&P 500 with open arms. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Private credit lenders and banks are vying to offer debt financing for a potential acquisition of US education software provider PowerSchool Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge of the matter. The financing could include a $2.4bn funded term loan, a $500m delayed-draw term loan and a $300m revolver.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has appointed of Ben Meyer as a Partner and Head of North America. Meyer, who has almost 25 years of industry experience, will lead the firm’s new office in New York. He started his career at UBS Investment Bank in New York.

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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. Lending limits have also increased.

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Private Equity Professional

MARCH 14, 2025

Lehman & Company is a middle-market private equity firm primarily focused on the maritime, defense, and aerospace sectors. The firm typically invests between $50 million and $350 million in companies with EBITDA ranging from $10 million to $75 million. Bank of America served as the financial advisor to Wrist.

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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. The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

Private equity firm Summit Partners is considering a sale of Los Angeles-based portfolio company and men’s grooming and personal care brand Dr Squatch at an expected value of more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters. bn deal Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to buy Canada’s Nuvei NVEI.TO

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The about-turn in the closely watched financing is the result of a tie-up between private equity firms KKR & Co. KKR and Veritas relied on their own capital markets teams to do much of the work that’s typically carried out by banks for debt offerings of this size. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in New York on Feb.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 22, 2024

Private equity firm Platinum Equity has hired advisers from investment bank Goldman Sachs in exploring a sale of golf cart manufacturer Club Car that could value the company at more than $2bn. read more The post Platinum Equity considers $2bn Club Car sale appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 15, 2024

Nordic Capital is weighing a sale of German regulatory software firm Regnology, in a deal which could value the business at up to 3 billion euros ($3.27 billion pounds, while Blackstone acquired UK-based software firm Civica for $2.5 billion.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Private equity firms TDR Capital and Sycamore Partners are reportedly considering joining forces in a bid to buy global sandwich chain Subway. JPMorgan Chase & Co, the investment bank advising Subway, has given the private equity firms interested in buying the company a $5 billion acquisition financing plan.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

New York-based banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co is actively seeking to acquire a private credit firm to strengthen its private capital operations within its $3.6tn asset management division. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

The private equity firm is working with an adviser to sell as much as a 30% stake in Think Gas, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. The asset could attract investment funds and pension funds, the people said.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Private equity firm TPG Inc is exploring options for Mendocino Farms, including a sale that could value the fast-casual restaurant chain at over $400m, according to people familiar with the matter. read more Mayfair Equity Partners Cashes Out of YO! Source: Yahoo! Finance Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 12, 2023

Nasdaq is acquiring financial risk software company Adenza for $10.5bn in its largest-ever such deal, from private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Adenza, which is owned by private equity firm Thoma Bravo, is expected to generate $590mn in revenue and $300mn in cash flow this year, Nasdaq said. times EBITDA.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 14, 2023

Read more GrowthCurve Capital successfully concludes the first fund, raising a total of $1.4bn GrowthCurve Capital has held the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, GrowthCurve. read more SMBC, AIIB, and Intermediate Capital Group will invest $250m in Amp Energy India to drive expansion plans.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Carlyle, a private-equity firm, has been interviewing investment banks to hire a financial advisor that will run a sale process for Every Man Jack, the sources said, cautioning that no deal is certain. Carlyle told its staff last month it would not make new investments in U.S.

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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. Bain Capital is exploring a sale or initial public offering (IPO) of Varsity Brands that could value the U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its fourth private equity fund. Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for its fourth private equity fund.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Private equity firm Advent International is exploring a sale of CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. , Investment bank Morgan Stanley is advising CCC on its talks with potential acquirers, which include other buyout firms, the sources said, adding that no deal is certain.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Private equity firms TA Associates and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of portfolio company Procare Solutions, a provider of child-care management software, that could value the business at nearly $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Axial

JULY 18, 2024

Today’s conversation is with Tom Barber, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SBJ Capital ([link] a California-based private equity firm investing into the consumer and business services verticals. If you’re a business owner, professional acquirer, or M&A advisor, you can start using Axial for free at Axial.com.

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Axial

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Ashlyn Falahee, VP of Sales & Marketing, Sun Protection of Florida Peakstone Group is a Chicago-based, 40+ person investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising. Ultimately, SunPro engaged Axial member Peakstone Group and began their transaction process.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 10, 2023

The private equity owner of Intermedia Cloud Communications is exploring options including a sale that could value the communications services provider at more than $1bn, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter. Buyout firm Madison Dearborn Partners is working with investment bank Evercore (EVR.N)

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 6, 2023

The private equity firm, which in 2019 acquired a 71% stake in Geo-Young at an enterprise value of 1.1T won (US$845.8M), recently asked investment banks to choose underwriters for the proposed transaction, The Korea Economic Daily reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 20, 2024

NFL owners and executives are scheduled to convene in Minneapolis on 27 August to deliberate and potentially vote on a proposal to allow private equity firms to purchase stakes in NFL teams, according to a report by Bloomberg. To gauge interest from private equity, the NFL enlisted the services of investment bank PJT Partners.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Private equity firm Altor has agreed to sell Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie to Norway’s largest bank, DNB, for approximately SEK12bn ($1.14bn), with the deal expected to close in the first half of next year, according to a report by Reuters. ” Shares of DNB rose 0.5%

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2023

Private equity firm Silver Lake is preparing to explore a sale of Global Blue Group Holdings Ltd, a company that enables retailers to offer tax-free shopping after receiving expressions of interest from potential acquirers, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

Read more India’s Lok Capital seeks $200m for Fund IV, gets AIIB support Indian impact investor Lok Capital has secured USD 25m from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. read more The post Pension fund invests in Morgan Stanley’s $1bn climate fund appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

trillion private credit market, which has burgeoned into a competitive funding tool for private equity firms, are coming thick and fast. This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software.

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