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Private equity-backed Shein, Monzo & BrewDog to potentially IPO in London this year

Private Equity Insights

The London Stock Exchange will potentially rebound in 2025 following a difficult 2024, where IPO activity hit its lowest levels since the financial crisis. Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners bought a 22% stake in BrewDog in 2017 for around 213m. The London Stock Exchange.

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DCP Capital acquires Alibaba’s Sun Art stake for $1.6bn

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DCP Capital, a $5.5bn private equity firm focused on the consumer, healthcare, education and tech sectors in Asia has acquired Alibaba Group Holdings’s majority stake in Chinese hypermarket chain Sun Art Retinal for HKD12.298bn ($1.58bn), according to a report by Reuters. stake held by Alibaba subsidiaries.

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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. The offering will feature shares held by Mid Europa, which owns a 47.83% stake in the company.

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Hellman & Friedman eyes €20bn Verisure IPO, Amsterdam favoured over London

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H&F acquired a majority stake in Verisure from Bain Capital in 2015. The potential Amsterdam listing comes at a crucial time for the London Stock Exchange, which has struggled to attract new IPOs. Verisure, which operates under the Securitas Direct brand in some markets, serves 5.5

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Diligent’s PE owners mull $7bn sale

Private Equity Wire

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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Mutares completes sixth exit of 2024 with Steyr Motors IPO

Private Equity Wire

German private equity firm has completed its sixth exit of the year with the successful stock market debut of portfolio company, Steyr Motors, in the Scale segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 4X0. stake in the business. The first quotation was €15.90

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Hargreaves Lansdown, Thoma Bravo, and Brookfield leverage EU’s low valuations

Private Equity Wire

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. Smaller deals saw faster growth globally than in Europe.