Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Private equity firm PAI Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Audiotonix, a UK designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles and equipment, from Ardian, who will retain a minority stake alongside management.

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FinSMEs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

FPT, a Hanoi, Vietnam-based technology service provider, acquired a majority stake in the French IT consulting firm Aosis, based in Toulouse, France. Through the investment, FPT and its tech subsidiary, FPT Software, will leverage Aosis’s prowess […] The post FPT Acquires Majority Stake of Aosis appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Pension Pulse

JULY 30, 2024

BCI acquired a majority stake in Hayfin in 2017, after identifying a compelling opportunity in the European market for private credit, driven by regulatory and structural demand trends. BCI acquired a majority stake in the firm in January 2017 The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is anticipated to close in Q4 2024.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 19, 2024

Pan-European mid-market private equity investor Oakley Capital has acquired a majority stake in medical software provider Horizons Optical via its Oakley Capital Origin Fund I from Madrid-based Sherpa Capital. Horizons’s CEO, Santiago Soler, will continue to lead the company and retain a significant share in the business.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

EQT AB is leading the bidding as private equity firms compete for a stake in the media rights business of the Bundesliga, Germany’s main football competition, people with knowledge of the matter said. David Blitzer, a senior executive at Blackstone, owns a stake in German football team FC Augsburg.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Montreal Gazette reports Rogers sells minority stake in Cogeco to CDPQ for $829 million: Rogers Communications announced Monday it has agreed to sell all its shares in Cogeco to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for $829 million in an effort to keep its investment-grade rating. Rogers held large stakes in Cogeco Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Ascend Capital Partners (Ascend), a healthcare focused private equity partnership, has acquired a majority stake in Seoul Medical Group (SMG), a physician-run Independent Physician Association (IPA) dedicated to providing both clinical and non-clinical healthcare services to patients. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 11, 2024

Adding an accelerant Brookfield Renewable and some partners (its parent, Brookfield Asset Management , and Singapore's state investment company Temasek) recently struck a deal to acquire a majority stake in Neoen from some of its largest shareholders. Those deals put the company on track to deliver 10%+ FFO per-share growth this year.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

times leverage ratio. It also bought that MLP's stake in the Panola Pipeline for $25 million, boosting its stake to 70%. It allows the MLP to retain billions of dollars in cash flow to fund expansion projects, repurchase units, and maintain a strong balance sheet. The MLP has A-rated credit and a low 3.0

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 24, 2024

Florence Chong of IPE Real Assets reports ADQ buys 49% of infrastructure platform Plenary as CDPQ sells 20% stake ADQ, an Abu Dhabi state-owned investment company, has purchased a 49% stake in global public infrastructure group Plenary for an undisclosed price, believed to be around A$1bn (€609m).

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The Motley Fool

MAY 19, 2024

A regulatory filing released just this week revealed that Tepper had made big changes among his largest holdings, decreasing his stake in each of the five Magnificent Seven stocks in Appaloosa's portfolio. Tepper cut his stake in Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) by 44%. Tepper boosted his stake in Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) by 158%.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 12, 2024

PDD leverages its huge short-video user base to offer livestreaming e-commerce services, an area where Alibaba was the incumbent. To this end, Alibaba is embracing a low-cost strategy and leveraging its logistics arm (Cainiao) and artificial intelligence to provide a better e-commerce experience to consumers.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Citadel had amassed a stake of 5 million shares of Microsoft stock, representing 1.7% Microsoft recently completed its acquisition of Activision, so the position was likely used to leverage the merger arbitrage -- a way to profit from the difference between Activision's then-current stock price and the eventual purchase price.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

stake in the supermarket to existing owners private equity firm TDR Capital, the company said today, in signs the billionaire Issa brothers’ are separating a significant chunk of their close business interests. stake in the supermarket to existing owners. Zuber Issa has exited Asda after selling his 22.5% by TDR Capital, 22.5%

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 5, 2023

According to Reuters' sources, a deal has yet to be reached but should terms be agreed, FIS is planning to retain a minority stake in the business. Worldpay, which FIS acquired for $43 million in 2019, comprises the bulk of the company's merchant division, a provioder of payment processing services for companies. Like this article?

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 15, 2024

didn't make a lot of portfolio moves in the second quarter, but one of the few tweaks it did make was to dramatically ramp up its stake in the satellite radio provider. We don't know Buffett's rationale for ramping up his stake in one of this year's more disappointing performers in Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 20, 2024

Recently, MicroStrategy has been utilizing convertible notes -- loans that allow the noteholder to convert their loan into an equity stake in the company -- to fund Bitcoin purchases. In other words, if you were a MicroStrategy shareholder four years ago, your ownership stake has been cut in half. Is MicroStrategy a buy, hold, or sell?

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Blackstone News

MAY 3, 2023

NEW YORK – May 3, 2023 – FTV Capital (“FTV”) and Blackstone announced today that funds managed by Blackstone GP Stakes have made a minority investment in FTV. We are excited about the significant strategic resources and know-how that FTV will leverage to continue to serve our limited partners and entrepreneurs.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

It also allows it to manage its leverage effectively, boosting returns on equity in what otherwise is a low profit industry. According to the most recent filings, Berkshire's Chubb stake is currently worth around $6.9 Conservative underwriting has allowed Chubb to invest in growth even as other companies pull back.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 12, 2024

Given that Occidental has a market share of only $57 billion, Berkshire's stake translates into nearly 25% ownership of the entire company. It also owns stakes in value-added businesses like chemicals and refineries. Berkshire has also owned its Chevron stake longer than its Occidental position, first purchasing shares back in 2020.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 8, 2023

The transaction supports ADT’s journey to be the premier provider of smart home and residential solar solutions by leveraging strategic differentiators: innovative offerings, unrivalled safety and premium customer experiences. As adjusted for the transaction, ADT expects its net leverage ratio to be 3.3, down to 3.3. down from 3.7,

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Blackstone News

MAY 31, 2023

LOUIS, May 31, 2023 – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) and Emerson (NYSE: EMR) today announced that private equity funds managed by Blackstone (“Blackstone”) have completed the previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Emerson’s Climate Technologies business in a transaction valuing the business at $14.0

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Pension Pulse

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Earlier today, CDPQ issued a press release stating it has acquired an 80% stake in a solar plant in Japan: CDPQ, a global investment group, today announced it has acquired an 80% stake in a solar power generation plant in Japan, alongside its portfolio company Shizen Energy Inc. Shizen Energy).

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KKR

JUNE 14, 2023

KKR’s increases its majority stake in the local innovative value retailer of choice to 85% Rakuten and Seiyu to continue leveraging retail expertise across online grocery delivery, cashless payments and data-driven marketing TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Rakuten Group, Inc., (“Rakuten”) today announced the signing (..)

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 23, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the new fund will provide senior secured loans to finance European leveraged buyouts. Last year, First Sentier Investors acquired a majority stake in the firm. The firm was founded in 2016 by former Canada Pension Plan Investment Board executive David Allen.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Leveraged loan issuance meanwhile climbed 75% to $41bn in over the period, while high yield bond buyouts stalled in Q2, totalling $4.3bn, less than half of H1 2023’s volume. In Europe, buyouts totaled €95bn, up 168%, led by Apollo Global Management’s €10.1bn acquisition of a 49% stake in the joint venture entity related to Fab 34.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As noted in the statement, Ontario Teachers’ initially invested in Shearer’s in 2012 and became a significant majority owner in 2015 : The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Teachers') today announced the acquisition of an additional equity stake in Shearer's Snacks (Shearer's) from Wind Point Partners (Wind Point). per cent in Mahindra Susten.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Buyers Edge Platform intends to leverage the new funds and partnership with GA Credit, Blackstone, and MS Tactical Value, to support the execution of its growth initiatives, including platform innovation, strategic M&A and European expansion. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Arctos Partners, known for its investments in high-profile sports teams including Paris Saint-Germain and the Boston Red Sox, is in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in private credit firm Hayfin Capital Management.

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FinSMEs

APRIL 2, 2024

PrismaStake leverages an advanced multi-chain staking platform dedicated to easing access to cryptocurrency staking, offering users […] The post PrismaStake Raises $6M in Seed Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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Private Equity Wire

JUNE 26, 2024

This arrangement allows businesses to increase their debt load without breaching covenants that restrict leverage levels. Genstar Capital holds the majority ownership in Apex Group, while minority stakes were sold to TA Associates, Carlyle and Mubadala Investment Company in 2021.

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AltAssets

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The company helps businesses leverage industry-leading platforms like Appian, Mulesoft and Pega for streamlined work processes. Singapore-based tech and business services-focused PE firm Capital Square Partners has made an investment in Canadian software firm Bits in Glass.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

GBTEC’s founder and CEO Gregor Greinke will remain the largest private shareholder and CEO of GBTEC, while co-founder Marc-Oliver Stromberg and the extended GBTEC management team are reinvesting and investing respectively for significant stakes in the company. Further details of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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FinSMEs

MAY 9, 2024

It is a parallelized, proof-of-stake network that leverages […] The post Arch Network Receives Seed Investment from OKX Ventures appeared first on FinSMEs. The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its development efforts.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

He has extensive experience advising international private equity houses, financial sponsors and public companies on a wide range of transformational transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and disposals, GP-led M&A, secondaries transactions, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 18, 2023

and funds affiliated with Rialto Capital (“Rialto”) today announced that they have entered into a newly formed joint venture with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and acquired a 20% equity stake for $1.2 The FDIC is maintaining an 80% ownership stake in the venture and provided financing equal to 50% of the venture’s value.

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KKR

JUNE 21, 2024

MUMBAI, India--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Infinx Services Private Limited (“Infinx” or the 'Company'), an AI-driven healthcare revenue cycle solutions provider, today announced the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Infinx by a KKR-managed fund.

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