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Top private equity news of the week

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Golden Goose, the Italian luxury sneakers and apparel brand, has secured a 12% minority investment from Blue Pool Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm. CEO Silvio Campara welcomed Blue Pool as a strategic partner, highlighting the firms expertise and connections in the US and APAC markets.

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EQT tops Bundesliga media rights bidding at $14bn, trailed by CVC, Blackstone, and Advent

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EQT AB is leading the bidding as private equity firms compete for a stake in the media rights business of the Bundesliga, Germany’s main football competition, people with knowledge of the matter said. David Blitzer, a senior executive at Blackstone, owns a stake in German football team FC Augsburg.

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KKR secures 35% Fuji Soft stake following initial tender offer stage

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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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Fortress and BlackRock eye joint bid for €3bn German insurer Viridium

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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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Blackstone-backed Prima seeks bids for minority stake in $1.1bn deal

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Co-founder Teodoro D’Ambrosio is the group’s largest shareholder, with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and Carlyle also holding stakes, a Prima spokesperson said, declining to comment on the fundraise. read more The post Blackstone-backed Prima seeks bids for minority stake in $1.1bn deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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PAI Partners Bids for Stake in €760m-Revenue Naxicap-Backed ECF Group

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PAI Partners has made a binding offer for a majority stake in Naxicap Partners-owned hospitality equipment and consumables business ECF Group. 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.

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PE-led consortium to take Hong Kong’s ESR Group private in $7.09bn deal

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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% per share.