Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 14, 2025

Directional Capital, a private equity firm, is in advanced discussions to acquire Pizza Hut UKs restaurant operations. HWS has a complex ownership history, including a 2018 management buyout led by UK chief executive Jens Hofma, backed by Pricoa Capital Group.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Artá Capital, a private equity firm focused on medium-sized Spanish and Portuguese buyouts, has hit a €400m final close for its third fund. The post Iberian buyout house Artá Capital scores €400m for Fund III final close appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 13, 2025

Polish laboratory operator Diagnostyka SA, backed by private equity firm Mid Europa Partners, is gearing up for an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Read more PE-backed Diagnostyka targets $1.2bn valuation with Warsaw IPO Polish laboratory operator Diagnostyka SA, backed by private equity firm Mid Europa Partners, is.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

CVC Capital Partners, the third-biggest Europe-based private equity firm according to the PEI 300, is on track to raise what would be the largest-ever private equity fund, defying the market’s choppy waters. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $56 billion of.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

Private equity firms are also playing an increasing role in reshaping governance and management at undervalued Korean companies, unlocking new value creation opportunities. The broader Asia-Pacific private equity market saw investment activity rise to $138bn in 2024, marking an 8.1% increase from the previous year.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The private equity firms aim to refinance or reprice Adevintas existing 4.5bn debt and may raise an additional 2bn, potentially for a shareholder dividend, according to sources familiar with the matter. The firms acquired Adevinta in 2023 in one of Europes largest leveraged buyouts backed by private credit.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

BlackRock announced the deal in June last year, positioning the acquisition as a strategic move to enhance its investment technology capabilities and expand its footprint in the private-markets data sector. Under US restrictions imposed in 2023, Chinese firms are banned from purchasing these chips directly. Read more here.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

are in talks to provide as much as $8 billion in financing for a buyout of DocuSign Inc. and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

The pension committed $155m to growth-focused private equity funds, including $50m to Bansk Fund II, $30m to GTCR Strategic Growth Fund II, and $75m to TPG Growth VI. In the buyout category, $197.2m Additionally, the board approved a $30m investment in Locust Point Private Credit Fund III. in commitments across six.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

ChrysCapital Management has successfully raised $2.1bn for its latest private equity fund, marking a significant milestone as the largest-ever capital raise by an Indian buyout firm, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the deal.

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Private Equity Insights

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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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The New York-based private equity firm, which focuses on middle-market buyouts and growth investments, first backed Simple Mills in October 2019, becoming its largest shareholder. The deal marks the end of Vestars five-year investment in the company, during which it played a pivotal role in scaling the brands growth.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 23, 2023

Dallas-based private equity firm Merit Energy Co has set aside $1bn, including $485m in a just-closed fund, in dry powder through a strategy that targets mature oil-and-gas fields, the Wall Street Journal reports in an exclusive article. Indeed, the company currently has no assets in some of the most popular U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

Private equity firms increased their activity in Europe last year, capitalising on the continent’s economic difficulties to acquire large companies at lower valuations, according to a report by the Financial Times. BC Partnerss Alexis Maskell said that the buyout market in Europe was both fragmented and very diverse but...you

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Private equity firms are forecasting a substantial rise in UK deal activity in 2025, with 84% expecting to execute between five and ten deals, according to a report by Reuters citing a survey by Deutsche Numis published on Tuesday.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are cons idering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.

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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.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 24, 2024

10 they got some, in the form of a news report detailing a potential buyout deal. See the 10 stocks Going private with a private equity player? 11 report was published by The Wall Street Journal , which wrote that Walgreens management is in discussions with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to take itself private.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Major private equity firms have faced significant obstacles in selling or listing their China-based portfolio companies in 2023, with Beijings tightening restrictions on IPOs and a decelerating economy having left foreign investors capital effectively trapped, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors LLC in a deal valued at $1.35 Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 23, 2024

Nikhil Rathi, chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, has urged private equity firms to provide more information or face stricter regulatory measures, according to a report by City AM.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

A growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways of exiting their portfolio companies — from private IPOs to selling their stakes to rivals – as they hunt for ways to return cash to investors, according to one of Europe’s largest buyout firms.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

read more Silver Lake Acquires Software AG for €2.6bn US private equity firm Silver Lake has secured over 85% of the share capital and voting rights of. read more The post Carlyle Group leads race to buy Medtronic units for $7bn appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Wire

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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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Warburg Pincus, a leading private equity firm managing approximately $86bn in assets, has no immediate plans to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report by Reuters quoting CEO Jeffrey Perlman at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday. The industry bought a lot in 2021.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the private equity firms have started consulting with investment banks in preparation for a potential sale process, expected to begin in early 2025.

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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 Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion is to acquire Finanzen.net Group (Finanzen), a digital broker and market financial information portal in the DACH region, from Axel Springer, in partnership with the company’s founders.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 22, 2023

EQT AB has secured $1.425bn in private debt from a group of private credit lenders led by Goldman Sachs group to help finance its acquisition of medical device firm Zeus Company Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg. Billion Private Loan for EQT’s Zeus Buyout appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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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 Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

This potential higher bid adds a layer of competition to HKBNs lengthy buyout process. I Squared Capital aims to submit its proposal by the end of January, though sources say the timeline remains uncertain.The Miami-based firm is also exploring the possibility of including a non-cash component in its bid structure, one said.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in private equity buyouts, providing capital for some of the year’s biggest acquisitions to overcome a tough dealmaking environment. Goldman Sachs Asset Management closed its purchase of Norwegian e-learning platform Kahoot!

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Global private equity firm Advent International is exploring the creation of a dedicated investment vehicle to target mid-sized deals, as it looks to expand its footprint in the private equity market without venturing into unrelated sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 22, 2024

Rumors emerged earlier this month that private equity firms are considering a buyout. While some sort of buyout looks like the most likely path for Peloton, either by private equity or a larger company looking to scoop up the brand, any deal is unlikely to save longtime shareholders from enormous losses.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

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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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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