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PE-backed Diagnostyka targets $1.2bn valuation with Warsaw IPO

Private Equity Insights

Polish laboratory operator Diagnostyka SA, backed by private equity firm Mid Europa Partners, is gearing up for an IPO on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Diagnostyka aims to use the IPO to enhance shareholder value, strengthen its position, and fund future acquisitions.

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Blackstone and Permira assess debt options for €6.5bn Adevinta deal

Private Equity Insights

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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Vestar Capital exits Simple Mills in $795m sale to Flowers Foods

Private Equity Insights

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.

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Walgreens Could Be About to Make a Major Move That Has Investors Thrilled

The Motley Fool

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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Triton Partners acquires 10% Evotec stake ahead off potential takeover

Private Equity Wire

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 firms lose interest in Samsonite 

Private Equity Wire

Samsonite International’s high valuation has put off several private equity firms including, Carlyle Group and KKR & Co, considering a buyout of the luggage manufacturer, opening up the possibility for a dual listing of the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund

Private Equity Insights

private equity firm Platinum Equity Advisors LLC in a deal valued at $1.35 The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory and shareholder approvals, is expected to close before the end of the company’s current financial year on March 31, 2025.

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