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

JULY 18, 2023

Private equity firm Glow Capital Partners is set to acquire a 51 per cent stake in an Australian hospitality uniform brand Cargo Crew. Glow Capital was established by Adore Beauty’s co-founder Kate Morris and former Quadrant Private Equity managing partner Justin Ryan in 2021.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 27, 2025

On the operational front, private equity firms are embracing digital solutions. These changes should reduce reporting burdens. In addition, they may unlock more funding for sustainability-driven investments, particularly in digitalisation and clean tech. New platforms help streamline workflows and ensure regulatory compliance.

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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. It was unclear on Wednesday whether Bowmark would roll over its stake as part of the deal.

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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 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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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

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

JULY 18, 2023

based alternative investment group Ares Management Corp has agreed to fully acquire Singapore-headquartered private equity firm Crescent Point Capital, according to a statement on Tuesday. “We

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The report, which is based on anonymous sources, states that the private equity group is discussing a deal that would give it a 65% stake at a valuation of more than $7bn. Medtronic would retain the remaining 35% stake in the new company created through the spinoff.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.

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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

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 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. Clearlake Capital and Blackstone acquired minority stakes in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

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AltAssets

MARCH 26, 2025

Bain Capital has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Namirial, a provider of digital transaction management software, fromItalian private equity firm Ambienta. The post Bain Capital buys Namirial stake from Ambienta, Tailwind Capital invests in Cloud for Good appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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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 Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Hahn & Co, a South Korean private equity firm founded by former Morgan Stanley banker Scott Sang-Won Hahn, has raised $3.4bn for a new buyout fund, making it the largest single-country focused vehicle in Asia this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S.

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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 Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. The funds will support Carlyles purchase of the stake from Livingbridge, the anonymous source said.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

The 10 January agreement is not only the largest transaction in the US power sector in nearly two decades, but it also significantly impacts ECP’s portfolio, liquidating around a quarter of its $5bn third flagship fund and stakes in other vehicles, two sources revealed. Deals of this magnitude remain uncommon in the buyout world.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Standish Management in a deal that values the U.S.-based The management team plans to retain much of its 45% stake following the deal, the sources added. read more The post Buyout firm Thomas H.

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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 Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Private equity firm KKR plans to cut its stake in Kokusai Electric, two people familiar with the matter said, cashing in after a blistering run for shares in the Japanese chip equipment maker. KKR, which holds around 43% of Kokusai’s shares, plans to sell about half of its stake to investors, one of the people 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. stake in the supermarket to existing owners. stake in the supermarket to existing owners.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm focused on the software sector with a particular focus on enterprise solutions, is planning to raise about $2bn in capital commitments for a new flagship buyout fund. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. The private equity firm is investing through EQT Future, an impact-driven fund with a longer holding period. read more Blackstone’s Zawadzki Sees Private Credit as $25tn Market The $1.7

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

The funds are reportedly looking at a 100 per cent buyout Adani Capital has $40bn of assets under management and $8bn in book value. Adani Capital was planning on an initial public offering (IPO) in 2024 to raise Rs 1,500 crore, and offering a 2 per cent stake. The group is expecting 2-2.5

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sienna Investment Managers’ private equity team has launched a mid-market European buyout fund, Citywire can reveal. The team has already made two investments, including in financial advisory firm Eight Advisory. Its second investment was a controlling stake in French group ECT, focused on the upcycling of inert soils.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

US private equity firm Francisco Partners has agreed to buy financial data provider Macrobond for almost €700mn, the latest deal in a sector that has attracted billions of dollars from investors in recent years. The US-based firm beat out competition from other private equity groups and strategic buyers.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Read more Apollo To Target Top Family Offices Global buyout firm Apollo Global Management is building out a new team to target family offices as. read more Spectrum Equity Invests Over $100m into Netcraft Netcraft, the global leader in cybercrime detection, disruption, and takedowns announced today.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 1, 2023

South Korean buyout firm Hahn & Co. is reviewing strategic options for its majority stake in SK Shipping Co., is working with financial advisers as it weighs a potential partial or full sale of its stake, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Hahn & Co. Hahn & Co.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Montel, a portfolio company of private equity firm The Riverside group’s affiliated European fund, is to acquire the assets of SKM Market Predictor (SKM), a provider of analysis and advisory services for the Nordic power and renewables markets.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 12, 2024

Private equity firm Carlyle Group is in exclusive discussions to purchase Baxter International’s kidney care spinoff, Vantive, in a deal valued at around $4bn including debt, according to reports by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. says it has signed a deal to be acquired by U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

is exploring options including selling its controlling stake in India’s JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd. The US private equity firm is looking to hire financial advisers to help evaluate a sale of its 53.8% stake in the Mumbai-based company, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private.

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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. read more The post Carlyle and Palatine to Reinvest in Sustainability Firm’s Secondary Buyout appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The owners of fund administrator Alter Domus are pursuing the sale of a stake in the Luxembourg-based group that could value it at more than $4.4bn, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The shareholders, which include the company’s founders and buyout firm Permira, have been working with bankers at Goldman Sachs (GS.N)

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Essity has put its stake in Vinda under strategic review, the Swedish personal care product maker said in April. Its stake in Vinda is valued at about HK$9.8bil (US$1.3bil), based on the current stock price.

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