Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

KKR has increased its bid for Japanese IT firm Fuji Soft to JPY9,850 per share, surpassing Bain Capitals latest offer in an escalating $2bn takeover contest. Bain had recently raised its bid to JPY9,600 per share, but KKRs latest move represents a more than 4% increase over its prior JPY9,451 per share offer.

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MARCH 19, 2025

The private equity firm is negotiating the acquisition of the unit, which oversees approximately 400bn ($436bn) in assets, Bloomberg reports. Discussions have progressed significantly, and the deal could be completed in the coming weeks.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

A consortium led by Mubadala Capital-backed private equity firm Fortress Investment Group and BlackRock is among several parties evaluating bids for Viridium Group, a German life insurance consolidator, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Private equity firm Bain Capital on Tuesday agreed to buy Fogo de Chão, in a deal people familiar with the matter said valued the Brazilian steakhouse chain at about $1.1bn, including debt. The deal marks a win for private equity firm Rhone Capital, which took Fogo de Chão private for $560m in 2018.

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MAY 17, 2024

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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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

French payments company Worldline (WLN.PA) is attracting early-stage takeover interest from private equity firms, including Bain Capital, as it faces a challenging period of falling share prices, profit warnings, and leadership changes, according to a report by Reuters.

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JULY 17, 2023

The firm announced its official entrance into the market, fortified by a funding injection of up to $100m provided by private equity firm, Altamont Capital Partners. Augment, in its bid to shift from a product-centric to a client-centric approach, offers more than just reinsurance.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

Opdenergy shares jump 43% following €866m Antin bid Shares in Opdenergy Holdings climbed Monday after Antin Infrastructure Partners said it had made an offer to buy the Spanish energy company In early morning trading, shares in the company were up 43% to €5.71. Source: Private Equity News Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Global private equity firm KKR has acquired a 35% stake in Japan-based software developer Fuji Soft after completing the first stage of its two-part buyout tender offer, Fuji Soft announced on Wednesday, according to a report by Reuters. Major investors 3D Investment Partners and Farallon Capital, who together hold a 32.7%

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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

JUNE 29, 2023

Hawthorne Renewables, a newly established solar development company backed by significant industry experience and capital, today announced its launch at the company’s Phoenix headquarters. Hawthorne Renewables is the result of a merger between Power Capital Energy Group and Portland, Ore. based Sulus Solar.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Read more GLP Capital Partners Raises $554m for Renewable Energy Fund GLP Capital Partners (GCP), an alternative asset manager based in Singapore, has established its. Read more GLP Capital Partners Raises $554m for Renewable Energy Fund GLP Capital Partners (GCP), an alternative asset manager based in Singapore, has established its.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A consortium led by private equity firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus has made a HKD55.19bn ($7.09bn) bid to take Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm ESR Group private, according to a report by Reuters citing a company announcement on Wednesday. The offer represents a 55.7%

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

In July, an arm of state-owned conglomerate China Merchants Capital made a $3.4 per ADS, topping a bid from Bain Capital for the Asian data centre operator. read more Bain Capital Wins Over Estia in $838m Victory for Private Equity Private equity group Bain Capital has won its five-month pursuit of aged care home operator Estia.

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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.

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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.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Mitsubishi Chemical has agreed to sell its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, to US private equity firm Bain Capital in a deal valued at JPY510bn ($3.36bn) as part of a broader effort to streamline its portfolio.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

Burger King UK, the fast-food chain backed by private equity firm Bridgepoint, has launched talks with lenders for a major refinancing, seeking additional capital to support its expansion plans, according to a report by Sky News. Prospective lenders are expected to engage in talks in the coming days.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

Private equity firm Arcline Investment Management proposed to buy Circor International (CIR.N) 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 billion from $1.6

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mexican Coca-Cola bottler Femsa is in talks to sell a US packaging and food services business to private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Kelso & Co. Kelso would do the deal through portfolio company BradyIFS, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information.

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. billion) to back its bid for Australian data center operator AirTrunk, people familiar with the matter said. Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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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. read more ChrysCapital to invest $100m in India’s Lenskart Private equity firm ChrysCapital is set to invest $100 million in Indian eyewear brand.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Private equity firm Apollo Global (APO.N) is weighing a bid for UK’s Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a deal that could value the company at about $6.26bn, Sky News reported on Wednesday. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Origin Energy’s largest shareholder AustralianSuper said on Thursday it will vote against a latest revised $10.6bn takeover bid from a Brookfield-led consortium, reiterating its view that the offer is “substantially below” its estimate of the power producer’s long-term value. Under the new terms, the A$9.43

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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.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 11, 2023

KKR has preliminarily agreed to grant Italy’s Finance Ministry a stake of up to 20% in Telecom Italia’s fixed-network unit and give it a say in strategic decisions as part of the private-equity group’s bid for the so-called Netco business. billion (US$950m) equity. billion (US$950m) equity.

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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. Capital Acquires CLC Group Limited H.I.G.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The report added that Haldiram’s is also engaging with private equity firms, including Bain Capital, to sell a 10% stake. read more Apple Veteran’s Battery Firm ONE Draws Investment From Oman Fund Oman’s sovereign wealth fund will buy a minority stake in US-based Our Next Energy Inc.,

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

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Revelstoke Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm with $5.8bn of assets under management, announced today that it has completed the successful fundraising for Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund III, and various affiliated investment vehicles totalling $1.7bn. Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Prima Assicurazioni, an insurance start-up backed by some of the world’s largest private equity firms, is seeking indicative offers this week to bring in a new minority investor and raise fresh cash, two people close to the matter told Reuters. Premiums grew 31% last year to 660m euros, the company reported. Source: Yahoo!

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Disney has been exploring options to sell or find a partner for its India assets, Reuters reported in July, and has held talks with billionaires Gautam Adani and Sun TV Network-owner Kalanithi Maran as well as private equity firm Blackstone, according to various media reports. company’s Indian business, Bloomberg reported.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2023

private equity fund KKR announced on Thursday a full takeover bid for Portuguese renewable energy company Greenvolt (GVOLT.LS) that values the firm at 1.16 above our target price, so we would recommend taking part in the takeover bid,” Renta 4 analyst Eduardo Imedio said in a research note. A unit of U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Epiris and Newlat are said to have seen off competition from rival bidders including Lone Star Funds, the Texas-based private equity firm, and One Rock Capital Partners, another financial investor. read more The post Epiris and Newlat Clash in £400m Bidding War for Princes Foods appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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JUNE 16, 2023

Read more Hidden River Strategic Capital concludes its inaugural fund at $245m Hidden River Strategic Capital, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, announced that its inaugural. read more The post PAI Partners Bids for Stake in €760m-Revenue Naxicap-Backed ECF Group appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Private equity firm Bain Capital has made a non-binding, all-cash offer to acquire Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial that values the 178-year-old company at AUD2.67bn ($1.70bn), according to a report by Reuters. bid from Regal Partners (RPL.AX) in September, though the deal ultimately collapsed.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 8, 2023

Shawbrook Group, a UK-based small business lender backed by private equity firms including BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, is planning a £3.5bn merger with Co-operative Bank in what would be one of the most significant UK banking deals since the 2008 financial crisis, according to a report by The Telegraph.

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