Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

read more MorganFranklin Cyber goes independent with private equity backing MorganFranklin Cyber completed a private equity-backed management buyout, becoming an independent. read more The post Bridgepoint finalises Eckoh acquisition to drive expansion and innovation appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 3, 2023

Private equity firm Palatine is reinvesting in a global pure-play sustainability advisory and services provider after the company agreed a secondary buyout with Carlyle. Palatine’s Buyout and Impact funds invested in early 2021 and, in a close partnership with the Anthesis leadership team, enjoyed strong and sustainable growth.

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Private Equity Wire

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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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up THL is picking up the majority stake from London-based investment firm Vitruvian Partners, which first invested in Standish in 2020. read more The post Buyout firm Thomas H. THL declined to comment.

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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.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital , a private equity firm specializing in middle-market companies, invests in businesses with revenues between $50 million and $1 billion. Its expertise includes recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

billion) from the sale of a construction subsidiary to its major shareholder, in a buyout deal that would help it cut debt and pay a special dividend. read more British Columbia Pension Mulls $2bn PE Asset Sale British Columbia Investment Management Corp. billion buyout offer appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

In theory, you could buy cheaply [in China] now but you need to ask what would happen if you cant exit or if you have to hold it for longer, said a private markets specialist at a large pension fund not currently investing in the region.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Shamrock Capital (Shamrock), an LA-based investment firm specialising in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors, has held the final closing of Shamrock Capital Growth Fund VI (Growth VI) and Shamrock Capital Clover Fund I (Clover I), with a combined $1.6bn in capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Carlyle’s Latin America-focused private investment team led by Eduardo Ramos, is to transition to Miami-based investment firm Grupo Romero Asset Management (GRAM), with the objective of establishing GRAM’s private equity platform in the Americas.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Angelo Gordon, the $73bn-managing alternative investment firm, has brought in former Barings senior exec Maja Lindstrom to spearhead its expansion with Northern European and Israel-based clients.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Insignia Financial’s shares surged to a three-year high on Monday after the Australian financial services company announced an AUD2.87bn ($1.78bn) takeover bid from US-based private investment firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.

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AltAssets

JUNE 20, 2024

New investor Tower Peak Partners has launched, and is fundraising for several investment strategies across sustainable industrial private equity, infrastructure and natural capital. The post New investment firm Tower Peak Partners launches to target industrial transition opportunity first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

South Korea is cementing its status as a key destination for global private equity, drawing major firms such as Apollo Global Management and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), with both having recently established offices in Seoul, according to a report by Private Equity Insights. increase from the prior year.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

UK private investment firm BC Partners has agreed to sell Presidio, a provider of IT services to some of the world’s largest companies including Amazon, to US rival Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, in a deal that values the business at around $4bn, according to a report by the Financial Times. in a deal that.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Swedish investment firm EQT AB (EQTAB.ST) , opens new tab will acquire PropertyGuru (PGRU.N) , opens new tab in an all-cash deal, valuing the Singapore-based online real estate platform at $1.1 apiece, a 7% premium to the firm’s last close on Thursday. billion, the companies said on Friday. Separately, EQT raised $1.6

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp is aiming to raise 2bn to 4bn yuan ($274m-$548m) for its first private equity fund in the Chinese currency, its executive said, to explore buyout opportunities in the country. Investcorp, which manages over $42bn in assets, has invested more than $500m in China.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

TPG Inc is to cut the China investment allocation of its eighth Asia buyout fund, which is set to close with around $5bn in total capital commitments, by about 50% compared with previous funds focused on the region, according to a report by Bloomberg. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. While the investment firms have not joined forces, it is possible that they may partner down the line to clinch a deal, the sources added. billion. ($1

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software. The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its pipeline, a sign of the continuing boom in private equity deals in the country. “We look at a lot of deals every day,” Kazuhiro Yamada, co-head of the Japan buyout advisory team, said in an interview.

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FinSMEs

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Junction Growth Investors, an Antwerp, Belgium-based growth and buyout investment firm focused on climate tech, closed its first fund at 115M.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Buyout firm Boyu Capital has agreed to acquire Quasar in a deal that values the medical device maker at more than $600 million, people familiar with the matter said, marking another transaction in the health-care sector which has become a rare bright spot for dealmakers. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

buyout fund Bain Capital is in final talks to buy French IT services firm Inetum in a deal worth about $2.27 In 2019 it bought Spanish firm Informática El Corte Ingles (IECISA) to create a European tech champion. Buyout volumes rose to an all-time record of $1.3 Read more: Yahoo News Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Swedish investment firm EQT, Europe’s largest private equity house with over €200bn in assets under management, is looking to raise $12.5bn for a new fund which will focus on investments in the Asian market, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 18, 2024

In March 2024, a report published by Preqin ranked Partners Group in joint first place as the most consistently performing large buyout manager between 2008-2017 Source: EQS Can’t stop reading? Partners Group’s fourth direct private equity fund, which closed in 2021, is still in early value creation mode[4].

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

Some of Britain’s best known private equity-backed companies, including pub operator Punch Taverns and London City Airport, have been named by a buyout industry watchdog for not following its transparency and disclosure guidelines. Buyout-backed companies in Britain make up a significant part of the corporate sector, supporting 2.2

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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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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

is in advanced talks on a potential acquisition of Iris Software, in what would rank as the year’s biggest buyout of a private European software company, people with knowledge of the matter said. A deal could value the UK firm at around £3bn, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 12, 2023

Reports started emerging in May that the company was looking into selling itself following pressure from the activist investment firm and substantial stakeholder Starboard Value. A potential buyout could be a big win for shareholders, but investors should keep in mind that betting on an acquisition is a high-risk, high-reward play.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

European buyout group PAI Partners said it had raised 7.1bn euros ($7.59bn) for its latest fund, surpassing its target despite difficulties in drawing new money by private equity groups. Fundraising conditions have been difficult for buyout groups given rising interest rates. billion euros in 2018, the company said.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2023

Buyout group Cinven is considering selling a stake in wealth manager True Potential as early as next year, two people familiar with the matter said, in what could be one of the largest recent deals in Britain’s investment advisory sector. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 22, 2024

No, according to management A report surfaced this week in a South Korean newspaper that a Korean investment firm was the frontrunner to acquire Callaway's equipment brands as well as its lifestyle brands, such as Travis Mathew. Should you invest $1,000 in Topgolf Callaway Brands right now? Is the company selling?

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This follows a $410m successful final close of Schroders Capital Private Equity Secondaries IV which underscores the confidence clients have in Schroders Capital’s secondaries strategy, which is primarily focused on GP-led and select LP investment opportunities in the lower middle-market buyout and growth-equity segments.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Swedish investment firm EQT (EQTAB.ST) said on Friday it has agreed to acquire KJ Environment and affiliated companies from Seoul-based investment firm Genesis Private Equity to establish a waste treatment platform in South Korea. EQT said it is making the acquisition via its sixth infrastructure fund.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 16, 2023

Hidden River Strategic Capital, a Philadelphia-based investment firm, announced that its inaugural fund, Hidden River Strategic Capital I, LP, has closed on $245m of committed capital. The fund, licensed as a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”), will support management teams who will continue to own and operate their business.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Bain acquired Varsity Brands in 2018 from private equity firms Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group for around $2.5bn, according to news reports at the time. New Era Cap, a supplier of major U.S.

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