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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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New York State Pension commits $3bn to private equity and alternatives

Private Equity Insights

This fund invests in private companies that provide products and services to critical infrastructure owners. Read more Stonepeak acquires Boundary Street Capital to expand credit offerings Stonepeak, a global investment firm managing $72bn in assets, has acquired Boundary Street.

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Oslo-Based Kahoot! Acquired in €1.5bn Deal by Goldman Sachs, Lego Group and Others; Will Run as a Privately Company

Private Equity Insights

will operate as a private company in the years ahead. The offer comes from the Private Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Acquired in €1.5bn Deal by Goldman Sachs, Lego Group and Others; Will Run as a Privately Company appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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3 Surprising Ways to Hedge Against Inflation

The Motley Fool

Generally speaking, investing in private companies is off limits to most investors. Unless you meet income or net worth thresholds that qualify you as an accredited investor , your ability to invest in private businesses will be limited. Finding a needle in a haystack is not required.

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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 billion, would make it one of the more sizable take-private deals at a time when private equity dealmaking has slowed.