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Takeover Thursday: Private equity’s top takeovers this month

Private Equity Insights

Investor discussions intensified after multiple bid vehicles, including Pug Bidco Limited, were registered on February 24. These entities share an address with BC Partners London office, and their listed director matches the name of Michael Chang, the firms New York-based co-head of healthcare. Read more here.

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I Squared considers $1bn HKBN bid

Private Equity Wire

US investment firm I Squared Capital is considering a bid for Hong Kong-listed broadband provider HKBN, which could value the company at up to $1bn, according to a report by Reuters citing two sources familiar with the matter. This potential higher bid adds a layer of competition to HKBNs lengthy buyout process.

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CVC secures €25bn for industry’s biggest-ever buyout fund

Private Equity Insights

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. Source: Private Equity International Can’t stop reading? read more H.I.G.

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Bain Capital, Carlyle Group and Cerberus Capital Management Set to Make Bids for Adani Capital

Private Equity Insights

Three private equity groups are reportedly all set to make their binding bids for Gautam Adani’s six-year-old shadow bank, Adani Capital. The funds are reportedly looking at a 100 per cent buyout Adani Capital has $40bn of assets under management and $8bn in book value. The group is expecting 2-2.5

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Apax acquires Evelyn Partners’ accounting arm for £700m

Private Equity Wire

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. Representatives for Apax, Evelyn Partners, and Bridgepoint have not yet commented on the deal.

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Focus Group founders dial up £800m sale to private equity firm Hg

Private Equity Insights

The founders of a business telecoms and IT services provider are on the brink of toasting a nine-figure windfall after entering advanced talks to sell it to one of Britain’s leading private equity firms. Insiders said a number of other private equity firms, including Bain Capital, had also explored offers for Focus Group.

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Triton Partners acquires 10% Evotec stake ahead off potential takeover

Private Equity Wire

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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