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Update: Bain’s €2bn Apleona buyout secures backing from Citi and UBS

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This marks one of the few significant acquisitions in Europes leveraged finance market amid a scarcity of M&A activity in recent years. The two banks are leading the leveraged loan financing, which will be syndicated to institutional investors next month. Neither Bain, Apleona, Citi, nor UBS have commented on the transaction.

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KKR and Bain advance in Seven & i sale

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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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Moonfare, a digital private equity investment platform, expands into Australia to offer private equity access to local investors

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Moonfares portfolio investments provide diversified exposure across buyout, growth equity, venture, and infrastructure. Source: Yahoo Finance If you think we missed any important news, please do not hesitate to contact us at news@pe-insights.com. The platform also offers opportunities in secondaries, private credit, and co-investments.

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EQT’s Sinding Says Buyout Firms Hunt for New Ways to Exit

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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. Source: Alternative Yahoo Finance Can’t stop reading?

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Blackstone Leads $1bn Private Loan Package for Permira’s GGW Buyout

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is leading a €950m ($1bn) loan package to back Permira’s buyout of Gossler, Gobert & Wolters, people with knowledge of the matter said. trillion private credit market is increasingly winning out over bank syndicates that had traditionally financed large buyouts with leveraged loans. Blackstone Inc.

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Arcline tops KKR’s offer for Circor as bidding war intensifies

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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 KKR also plans to offer Circor employees equity in the company after the buyout, as it does with many of its companies. billion from $1.6

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Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners mulling Macy’s takeover bid

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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. Source: Yahoo Finance Can’t stop reading? trillion ($965.47