Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

KKR and Bain Capital have each submitted first-round bids exceeding $5bn for the non-core assets of Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter. KKR bid approximately JPY800bn ($5.1bn) for York Holdings, a unit being spun off by the Japanese retailer.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 9, 2025

The investment will see HIG partner with the companys management team to accelerate growth across the platform. Founded in 1992, GetixHealth delivers a comprehensive suite of RCM services, including patient responsibility management, eligibility and enrolment, third-party claims resolution, insurance billing, and patient access support.

Capital 147

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Moonfares portfolio investments provide diversified exposure across buyout, growth equity, venture, and infrastructure. Family offices and institutional-scale investors can directly invest in select companies alongside leading general partners. The platform also offers opportunities in secondaries, private credit, and co-investments.

High Net Worth Individuals 130

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 28, 2023

This company has two gene therapies that the U.S. However, the biotech's experimental sickle cell disease gene therapy, lovo-cel, could be a game-changer for the company. That's a considerable revenue estimate for a company with a $405 million market cap at the time of this writing. However, a buyout is not guaranteed.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 19, 2025

The company is reportedly considering using part of the proceeds to reduce its remaining debt burden. The company is reportedly considering using part of the proceeds to reduce its remaining debt burden. The original $44bn buyout of Twitter, later rebranded as X, included at least $12.5bn in debt.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 13, 2025

London-listed property and healthcare infrastructure firm Assura appears poised to accept a 1.61bn private equity takeover bid from KKR and Stonepeak Partners. The board has indicated it is minded to recommend the offer, should a firm bid be made at the latest proposed terms of 49.4p A consortium led by Warburg Pincus and KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A high-stakes clash between private equity titans KKR and Bain Capital over a $4bn buyout of Fuji Soft is reshaping the landscape of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Japan, and could become a blueprint for more aggressive dealmaking in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times. The reputational stakes are incredibly high.”

Mergers and Acquisitions 96

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

A growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways of exiting their portfolio companies — from private IPOs to selling their stakes to rivals – as they hunt for ways to return cash to investors, according to one of Europe’s largest buyout firms. read more Blackstone-led consortium bids Haldiram Snacks at $8.5

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

on Monday after news that private equity firm Triton Partners has acquired a substantial stake in the drug discovery and development specialist ahead of a potential takeover bid for the company, according to a report by Bloomberg. Shares of Germany’s Evotec SE rose by up to 16.2%

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

US private equity giant KKR has escalated its battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital over the acquisition of Japanese software company Fuji Soft, accusing Bain of violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a report by Reuters. The board has demanded Bain destroy the data, alleging misuse.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Blackstone launched a $1.74bn bid to take Japanese digital comic distributor Infocom private, including a tender offer for a per-share price of 6,060 yen, Infocom said on Tuesday. The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4 The tender offer will amount to 141.4

Bidding 130

Bidding Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Private Equity Firms 130

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Such a move has the potential to secure its position as the world's third-largest gaming company based on revenue. The deal could deliver the company the means to shape the future of gaming across multiple platforms, including Windows PC and its own line of Xbox gaming consoles. and the clock is ticking.

Bidding 241

Bidding Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Stakes 241

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The transaction is styled as a management buyout with the backing of US-based Bain Capital Private Equity. Outsourcing’s board has already voted in support of the buyout, according to an announcement today. Over recent years, the company has grown internationally through an ambitious acquisition strategy.

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Buyout Capital Bidding Private Equity Firms 130

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.

Bidding 130

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 15, 2025

There's going to be a new nameplate before long on a C-suite door of candy company Hershey (NYSE: HSY). Just after market hours last Friday -- considered by many public relations professionals to be a suitable time slot to release bad news -- it announced that CEO Michele Buck will exit the company. The bid amount wasn't made public.

Bidding 245

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The sale comes amid a surge in private equity-led buyouts in Japan, as companies divest non-core assets to enhance corporate and shareholder value. This figure includes a $47bn takeover bid for Seven & i Holdings by Canadian retailer Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 84

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Insignia Financial’s shares surged to a three-year high on Monday after the Australian financial services company announced an AUD2.87bn ($1.78bn) takeover bid from US-based private investment firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters. CC Capitals non-binding bid represents a 7.5% per share cash offer.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Epiris, a British-based buyout firm and Newlat, an Italian food manufacturer are vying for control of Princes Foods, one of Britain’s biggest tinned produce brands. The auction is the latest attempt by Mitsubishi Corporation, the giant Japanese conglomerate which owns Princes, to offload the company.

Bidding 130

Bidding Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Private-equity group Sycamore Partners is considering a potential bid to purchase department store chain Macy’s (NYSE:M), according to a report in the New York Post. billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. The report comes after Macy’s rejected a $5.8 trillion ($965.47

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

billion including debt on Wednesday, topping a rival bid from KKR & Co (KKR.N) Arcline’s bidding war with KKR had already forced the latter to sweeten its deal with Circor to $1.7 valve production companies. Arcline said its bid was supported by financing from BMO Capital Markets Corp and Bank of Montreal.

Bidding 130

Bidding Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sources said Ramsay – which has a market value of almost $12bn and 74 hospitals and clinics around the country – submitted a non-binding indicative bid to sell-side adviser Citi earlier this month. Sources cautioned there was no certainty Ramsay’s indicative bid would progress to a binding offer, nor that a signed deal would materialise.

Bidding 130

Bidding Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

paves the way for a ¥2 trillion ($13.5bn) buyout that would end the electronics group’s 74-year-long run as a listed entity. That clears the way for the domestic fund to squeeze out the remaining shareholders and take full control of the company in what is set to be Japan’s biggest deal this year. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

Bidding 130

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

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. Around 200 employees of Standish own a stake in the company, according to its website.

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Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Stakes 130

Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

The French company has suffered from political uncertainty in its home market and its shares have lost around 8% in 2024. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

Bidding 130

Bidding Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

After shares surged earlier this week on a partnership with Amazon and a $3 billion contract with the Defense Department, they jumped again late Friday on reports that Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM) had approached its rival about a possible takeover, showing the struggling semiconductor company could be in play. Intel stock closed up 3.3%

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Buyout Bidding Prospects Returns 246

Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Deal could be among year’s largest private equity buyouts as contact lens maker looks to split from indebted parent

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 13, 2024

The company was created as the world's largest independent, pure-play contract logistics company with close to 1,000 warehouses in North America and Europe. In a challenging logistics environment, GXO has largely executed well, and the company has grown both organically and through acquisitions. Image source: GXO Logistics.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 130

Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Investment firm MNC Capital has raised its all-cash buyout offer for Vista Outdoor – a provider of shooting and outdoor sports products, to $43 per share, up from its previous offer of $42 per share, valuing the business at $2.51bn, according to a report by Reuters. bn bid for Vista’s ammunition business, Kinetic Group.

Bidding 98

Bidding Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout 98

Private Equity Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Private equity firms Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira have made a bid to acquire French cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks, in a deal that values the company at approximately €2.2bn ($2.4bn), according to a report by Bloomberg. The binding offer is for €24.25 The binding offer is for €24.25

Bidding 98

Bidding Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Blackstone launched a $1.74bn bid to take Japanese digital comic distributor Infocom private, including a tender offer for a per-share price of 6,060 yen, Infocom said on Tuesday. The company’s current parent Teijin separately said it will sell all of its 58% stake in Infocom for 134.4 The tender offer will amount to 141.4

Bidding 100

Bidding Mergers and Acquisitions Buyout Private Equity Firms 100

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

The London-based private equity firm was in the second stage of bidding for WGSN, which has a price tag of 800 million pounds ($1.02 media group Hearst Communications also abandoned plans to pursue a bid, one of the sources and a fourth source familiar with the matter said. billion), they said. read more H.I.G.

Bidding 130

Bidding Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Due Diligence 130

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. billion buyout offer appeared first on Private Equity Insights. New World Development (NWD) (0017.HK) HK) is set to bag as much as HK$21.78 billion ($2.78 HK) stock for up to HK$35.47

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Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 130

The Motley Fool

MAY 28, 2024

CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) , the parent company of Apartments.com and Homes.com, announced its intention to acquire Matterport (NASDAQ: MTTR) , a virtual tour software platform, for an enterprise value of $1.6 3) What chance is there that something still better will transpire -- a competing takeover bid, for example? and $94.61 $2.75

Mergers and Acquisitions 242

Mergers and Acquisitions Bidding Shareholders Enterprise Values 242

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Read more Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners and DCP Capital Move Ahead in the Bidding for Essity AB’s Majority Stake In Tissue Maker Vinda International Holdings Which Has a Value of $2.4bn Suzano SA, the world’s largest producer of hardwood pulp, and several private equity firms are. Bloomberg Source: The Star Can’t stop reading?

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Bidding Stakes Capital Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Blackstone has withdrawn its bid to acquire a stake in the company holding the media rights to German football’s Bundesliga as opposition from fans to the involvement of foreign private capital reached fever pitch, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There is the publisher that owns the ad space, the supply side platform (SSP) that sends out the bid request for the publisher, the advertiser looking to buy ad space, and then the demand side platform (DSP), which is what The Trade Desk is. These results allowed the company to create an excellent balance sheet with $3.8 million to 5.3

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Bidding Buyout Liabilities Debt 237

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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Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Banks 97