Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Japanese IT company Fuji Soft’s founding family has reaffirmed its support for a takeover proposal by private equity firm Bain Capital, despite opposition from Fuji Soft’s board, according to a report by Reuters citing a jointly released statement with Bain. Bain’s bid aims to acquire 50.1%

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JANUARY 7, 2025

Read more Blackstone leads $2bn deal for PE-owned accounting firm A Blackstone-led investor group is acquiring a majority stake in US accounting firm Citrin. Billion Loan for AirTrunk Bid Private equity firm Blackstone Inc. read more US Pipeline Operator ONEOK Inks Two Deals for $5.9

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JANUARY 16, 2025

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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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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. Read more here.

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APRIL 3, 2025

HIG Europe also submitted a bid earlier in the process, though its participation in the final stages is uncertain. The sale process, led by Morgan Stanley, is expected to value the business at approximately 800m900m. MyDentist, which operates from around 600 locations across the UK, is currently owned by Palamon Capital Partners.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Granite Ridge is primarily owned by entities controlled by Grey Rock Investment Partners, a private equity firm founded by Matt Miller and Griffin Perry, who serve as co-chairmen. The firm’s other co-founder, Kirk Lazarine, also sits on Granite Ridges board.

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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. trillion ($965.47 billion) in assets have.

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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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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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APRIL 4, 2025

The Dutch-Swiss company has mandated UBS Group and Piper Sandler to run the process and is expecting indicative offers by 17 April.

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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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FEBRUARY 27, 2025

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.

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JULY 10, 2023

Three private equity groups are reportedly all set to make their binding bids for Gautam Adani’s six-year-old shadow bank, Adani Capital. Read more Endeavor Closes $610m Equity Fund The investment vehicle is anticipated to yield a total capitalization of more than $1.5

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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. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.

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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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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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JANUARY 7, 2025

US private equity firm KKR is reportedly considering selling its majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu, in a deal estimated to be worth several hundred billion yen (equivalent to several billion dollars), according to a report from the Nikkei business daily on Tuesday.

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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 Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Additional private equity firms may join, potentially driving up valuations. The sale includes operations in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, with non-binding offers expected by mid-March. While JSW Group is taking a cautious approach, Berger Paints has exited, citing high costs.

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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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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.

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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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JUNE 29, 2023

billion green energy private equity firm based in Europe. Read more Cathay Capital Announces Final Close of $270 Million Growth Private Equity Fund Cathay Capital Private Equity, a leading international investment firm, announces the final. Hawthorne Renewables marks the first U.S.

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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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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