Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

An arm of Canadian investment giant Brookfield has made a cash and stock bid for American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. valuing the insurance firm at about $4.3 is proposing to buy all the American Equity shares it doesn’t already own for $55 apiece, according to a statement. The bid includes $38.85

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 25, 2024

Private equity firms Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira have made a bid to acquire French cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks, in a deal that values the company at approximately €2.2bn ($2.4bn), according to a report by Bloomberg. The binding offer is for €24.25 The binding offer is for €24.25

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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.

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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

AUGUST 9, 2023

Li Chaowang, Vinda’s founder and second-largest shareholder, is also considering teaming up with a bidder for the firm, they said, which has a market value of around $2.4bn.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That clears the way for the domestic fund to squeeze out the remaining shareholders and take full control of the company in what is set to be Japan’s biggest deal this year. The chief executive at the time resigned to take responsibility for the chaos, after which the board began soliciting bids to take the company private.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 16, 2023

Naxicap would remain a minority shareholder following the deal for ECF, which has annual revenues of about €760m. 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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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Li Chaowang, Vinda’s founder and second-largest shareholder, is also considering teaming up with a bidder for the firm, they said, which has a market value of around $2.4bn. parent company of the Pollo Tropical® restaurant brand, and. parent company of the Pollo Tropical® restaurant brand, and.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 23, 2023

The business, which owns book retailers Foyle’s and Waterstones, has reportedly said it would be interested in buying Reiss for upwards of £500m from Next and its other shareholder private equity firm Warburg Pincus, Sky News reported.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

billion all-cash offer from private equity firm Silver Lake and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments). Shareholders have been offered $18.15 Qualtrics said that it expects the transaction to close in the second half of 2023, after which it will be a fully private company once more.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Private equity firm TPG Capital’s $1.8bn buyout offer for InvoCare, Australia’s largest funeral homes and crematoria operator, has garnered regulatory approval and the endorsement of an independent expert. The board of directors has unanimously backed the TPG offer, provided no higher bid emerges.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 19, 2024

The board of Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK’s largest investment platform, has said it is willing to “unanimously recommend” a £5.4bn takeover offer from a consortium of private equity firms led by CVC Capital Partners, according to a report by the Financial Times. This offer values the company at £11.40

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 8, 2024

Terran Orbital's board viewed that bid as undervaluing the company, and responded by adopting a temporary "poison pill " shareholder rights plan that halted Lockheed's effort, allowing it time to consider its options. Investors appear to be hoping for a sweetened bid from Lockheed Martin to get the deal done.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

US private equity firm Silver Lake has secured over 85% of the share capital and voting rights of Software AG, the second biggest Germany-based provider of business software after SAP. A press note from Software AG put its total share in the firm at 85.1%; an equivalent note from Silver Lake put it at 87%.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The deal for the casual dining giant, which will take the company private, had been approved by 93.5% of shareholders. Apollo paid shareholders 65p a share in cash, giving TRG, which incorporates Wagamama and the Brunning & Price pub chain, an enterprise value of £701m. Source: TheCaterer Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Bain Capital is moving closer toward a potential takeover of data centre operator Chindata Group Houp Talks between private equity firm Bain and Chindata’s board, which is evaluating an $8 per ADS offer from Bain, are now centred on determining a valuation, according to a Bloomberg report on Sunday, which cited people familiar with the matter.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 4, 2023

Paine Schwarz bids $935m for horticulture specialist Costa Group Submitted 04/07/2023 - 10:27am US private equity firm Paine Schwartz Partners (PSP) has a made an AUD1.4 when news broke of the proposed deal, which would see Costa's shareholders receive AUD3.50 billion ($934.50 apiece, a premium of 34.6%

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

Private equity firm KKR will take UK’s IQGeo Group private in a 316 million pounds ($396.04 IQGeo, which provides software solutions to telecommunication, fibre and utility firms, will recommend the deal to its shareholders, the company said. Read more: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Toshiba said on Monday a group led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) would launch a $14bn tender offer on Aug 8th to take the industrial conglomerate private and put it in domestic hands. read more The post JIP to Launch $14bn Tender Offer for Toshiba appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Open Gate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with Cineplex, Canada’s leading entertainment and media company, to acquire their Player One Amusement Group (“P1AG” or “Player One”) division. appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

(Alliance News) – Gresham House on Wednesday said that its shareholders approved the planned takeover by US-based private equity and debt investor Searchlight Capital Partners. Gresham House in July agreed with Seed Bidco Ltd, a newly incorporated entity formed by funds advised by Searchlight at 1,105 pence per share bid.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

based private equity firm Z Capital Group (ZCG) to establish an investment infrastructure fund for Africa. read more Brookfield’s $10.6bn Origin Energy Bid Faces Review from AustralianSuper Origin Energy's largest shareholder AustralianSuper said on Thursday it will vote against a latest.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The move towards an IPO comes after Permira, the private equity firm that acquired Golden Goose in 2020, considered a sale earlier in June 2023 but later decided to pursue a public listing instead. Open Gate Capital, a global private equity firm, announced today that it has signed a definitive.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 8, 2024

Paramount, owner of Paramount Pictures movie and television studios, the CBS television network and CBS News and a takeover target of private equity firm Apollo Global, is to merge with Skydance Media, according to a report by CBS News. The merger will proceed in two stages. First, Skydance will pay $2.4

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

SMBC), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and private equity firm Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) have committed to invest $250 million in Amp Energy India, the company’s chief executive officer and managing director Pinaki Bhattacharyya said. appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

TPG Inc-backed hospital group Columbia Asia Sdn Bhd and Sunway Medical Centre, a unit of Kuala Lumpur-listed Sunway Bhd, were picked to proceed to the next round of bidding, said the people. Binding bids for Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd are due in October, the people said.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

Mattioli Woods looks set to be sold in a £432m deal to private equity firm Pollen Street Capital. The firm’s directors have recommended that shareholders vote through the deal at a general meeting. Pollen Street has launched the takeover bid using a company called Tiger Bidco.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Veritas and Platinum Equity plan to make all-cash offers, while Amentum’s private equity owners Lindsay Goldberg and American Securities intend to offer Amentum shares as part of their bid, the sources added.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

PlayAGS will be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners, with the deal valued at $1.10bn. The company’s board has approved the acquisition and recommended shareholders also vote in favour of the proposed deal. Under the agreement, PlayAGS shareholders will receive $12.50

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The private equity firm is in discussions with Global Switch’s Chinese owners about a potential deal, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. EQT was among the buyout firms that were in the final round of bidding for Global Switch, Bloomberg News reported in late 2022.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160m euros ($170m) of debt sold by its insurer Eurovita and is open to supporting other measures to avoid a messy liquidation of the Italian company, a person with knowledge of the situation told Reuters. The insurers involved declined to comment. stake in Indian cancer.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

stake in the supermarket to existing owners private equity firm TDR Capital, the company said today, in signs the billionaire Issa brothers’ are separating a significant chunk of their close business interests. Zuber will retain his existing shareholding in EG Group while his brother Mohsin will become sole CEO.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 15, 2023

SoftwareOne’s founding shareholders, who together own 29.1% In that fight, some investors have criticised management for backing Silver Lake’s bid even though Bain is offering a higher price. read more ChrysCapital invests $100m in Lenskart Private equity firm, ChrysCapital, announced a $100m investment in eyewear company Lenskart.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 7, 2023

IK Partners has confirmed its £269m acquisition of Medica Group, de-listing it from the London Stock Exchange in the latest sign of a public-to-private frenzy in the UK. The private equity house tabled a bid for Medica in late April and said this morning that IK IX Fund has now completed the deal.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nexi SpA jumped as much as 19% after people with knowledge of the matter said CVC Capital Partners is in the early stages of considering a potential bid for European payments firm. The buyout group has been evaluating Nexi for some time, the people said, asking not to be identified because the information is private.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2023

Perhaps this is why shareholders are happy that the company might sell itself. And it sounds like it's already spoken to some private equity firms. Now what I'm not sure the news is entirely good for SentinelOne's shareholders. In other words, it doesn't sound like anyone wants to pay up for SentinelOne.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 21, 2024

Financial services-focused consulting firm Alpha FMC’s leadership team has approved a £626m takeover bid from private equity firm Bridgepoint. The offer of 505p per share represents a 51% premium on Alpha FMC’s closing price on 30 April, the day after the offer was made.

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