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Focus Group founders dial up £800m sale to private equity firm Hg

Private Equity Insights

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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PE rethinks NAV loans as investors push back

Private Equity Wire

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. Many firms borrowed against their portfolio companies to sustain the private market boom while dealmaking dwindled.

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Japan’s Toshiba considers $20bn take-private deal

Private Equity Insights

Toshiba Corp is considering a $20 billion offer from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners to take it private, a person familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese industrial conglomerate faces pressure from activist shareholders to improve governance. Other deals by the private equity firm include the $1.5

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Advent to buy Ryan Reynolds-backed fintech Nuvei in $6.3 bn deal

Private Equity Insights

Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to buy Canada’s Nuvei NVEI.TO in a deal that values the payments technology firm, which has received financial backing from actor Ryan Reynolds, at $6.3 The buyout of Nuvei, which has a market capitalization of nearly $4.42 in a deal that.

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KKR plans $4bn Fuji Soft take-private deal

Private Equity Insights

Following the buyout, Fuji Soft’s founding family and management are expected to reinvest in the company. Last September, 3D proposed that Fuji Soft go private. In response, Fuji Soft established a special committee of outside directors to explore whether becoming a private company would better enhance its value.

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Ropes & Gray’s latest Partner promotions include several PE lawyers

Private Equity Wire

Global law firm Ropes & Gray has named 12 of its existing attorneys as the firm’s latest Partners, effective 1 November, including several whose practices cater for private equity and other private credit and private fund clients. She brings a deep understanding of technology and consumer brands.

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The metrics that matter for a successful exit

Insight Partners

The first decision you must make is your endpoint: an initial public offering (IPO), acquisition by a public company, acquisition by a private company, or a private equity takeover? Each requires you to make different decisions as your company grows. Choose your exit: IPO or acquisition?