Warburg Pincus extends impressive insurance investment run with K2 buyout
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Private equity giant Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy Lee Equity Partners portfolio business K2 Insurance Services.
CVC Capital eyes potential Aesop takeover, company could sell for £1.5bn
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Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners is reportedly eyeing a takeover of skincare brand Aesop in a deal which could value the business at up to £1.5bn.
Blackstone agrees $359m investment in Indian IT business R Systems
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Buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to invest up to $359m for a majority stake in Indian digital IT services provider
KKR leads investment in Indonesian digital identity specialist Privy
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KKR is the lead investor in a new funding round for Indonesian digital identity and signature business Privy
Warburg Pincus invests $350m to launch InsurTech Oona
Global private equity investor Warburg Pincus has committed $350m to set up Southeast Asian digital insurance platform Oona.
KKR backs $450m investment in Indian renewables player Hero Future Energies
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Global buyout giant KKR has teamed with India’s Hero Group to make a $450m investment in the latter’s....
PwC names new global PE, sovereign wealth leader as it expands its ESG focus
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Global professional services major PwC has named its veteran deals specialist Eric Janson to global private equity, real assets and sovereign funds leader.
Advent tucks into Chinese healthy eating restaurant chain Wagas
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Private equity giant Advent International has bought a 60% interest in Chinese healthy, light food-focused restaurant ...
127-year-old Jim Beam, Dickey’s sauces maker Sokol bought by Burlington Capital
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Food and manufacturing-focused private equity firm Burlington Capital Partners has bought 127-year-old food ingredients
Verdane taps Europe’s largest growth impact fund to buy ADHD test specialist and mobility aids provider
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European growth equity specialist Verdane has tapped its Idun impact fund for a pair of new investments.
Permira creates major blood plasma products player with Kedrion, BPL acquisitions
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Global private equity major Permira has completed the joint acquisition and combination of Kedrion and BPL
Thoma Bravo to take Ping Identity private at $2.8bn enterprise value
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Software-focused buyout house Thoma Bravo has reached a deal to take Ping Identity private at a $2.8bn enterprise value.
KKR nods to $950m deal for Minnesota Rubber and Plastics exit
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KKR has agreed to sell Minnesota Rubber and Plastics to Trelleborg Group at $950m enterprise value
Warburg Pincus to sell credit market date, analytics specialist Reorg to private equity peer Permira
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Warburg Pincus has exited credit market data, intelligence and analytics provider Reorg to fellow private equity major Permira.
Warburg Pincus splashes out on growing Florida car wash business El Car Wash
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Private equity major Warburg Pincus has bought Florida-based express car wash business El Car Wash from Wafra, Audrose Partners and Fireside Investments.
Blackstone Energy Partners commits $400m investment in carbon trading platform Xpansiv
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Blackstone Energy Partners has committed $400m to lead a strategic investment in global carbon and environmental---
Apollo to set up JV with New Fortress Energy to buy latter’s LNG infrastructure vessels portfolio for $2bn
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Global buyout giant Apollo has agreed to set up a joint venture with New Fortress Energy to acquire 11...
KKR-led consortium said to lead bidding for Deutsche Telekom’s tower unit at $20bn valuation
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A consortium led by KKR has emerged as the leading candidate to bid for Deutsche Telekom’s wireless tower...
Blackstone near deal to buy Advarra from Genstar at $5bn valuation – report
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Private equity giant Blackstone is said to be nearing a deal to buy pharmaceuticals and regulatory consulting busines
Advent sets up JV with LANXESS to carve out DSM Engineering Materials at €3.7bn enterprise value
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Global buyout major Advent International has set up a joint venture with specialty chemicals company LANXESS to carve out DSM Engineering Materials at €3.7bn enterprise value.
Redbird Capital almost over the line with football giant AC Milan buyout: report
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Private equity house RedBird Capital Partners is reportedly nearing a €1.3bn buyout of storied European football giant AC Milan, already the target of fellow alternatives dealmaker Investcorp.
Sycamore scraps Ted Baker pursuit after string of rejected bids
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Private equity house Sycamore Partners has dropped out of the running to buy UK clothing retailer Ted Baker after having a string of bids rejected by the business.
Air France-KLM in talks with Apollo for €500m capital injection
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Air France-KLM has entered into exclusive discussions with Apollo Global Management for an €500m capital injection to an operating affiliate of Air France...
Apollo buys into European life science investment major Sofinnova Partners, agrees up to €1bn of fund commitments
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Global buyout giant Apollo has bought a minority stake in European life sciences investment major Sofinnova Partners...
KKR marks historic 10x returns with $3bn CHI exit deal
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KKR has made its largest return in recent history agreeing to exit CHI Overhead Doors to Nucor Corporation...
Bain, Blackstone, KKR among ten potential bidder for Toshiba Group – report
Private capital firms Bain Capital, Blackstone, KKR and Canadian investment firm Brookfield are among the ten potential
Wolf Theiss advises 4iG Nyrt on the acquisition of two important players in the Albanian telecomunications market: ALBtelecom and One Communications
Tirana / Budapest, 12 May 2022 – Wolf Theiss advised 4iG Nyrt on the acquisition followed by merger clearance of two important players in the Albanian telecommunications market i.e. ALBtelecom, the largest fixed network operator and One Communications - one of the two largest mobile
telecom operators.
Wolf Theiss acted as legal advisor to 4iG Nyrt, a Hungarian IT and Technology group in relation to the acquisition of a majority stake of 80.27% in ALBtelecom, the leading landline voice, internet and TV provider in Albania (the signing took place on 8 December 2021). The closing was approved by the Albanian Competition Authority on 4 March 2022. 4iG Nyrt, a company listed on the Hungarian stock exchange, acquired the stake in the Albanian telecom operator from a subsidiary of Calik Holding, one of Turkey's leading privately held industrial groups. A few weeks later, 4iG also successfully acquired a majority stake of 99.899% in One Telecommunications, another player on the Albanian telecommunications market. Wolf Theiss assisted 4iG Nyrt with the Albanian regulatory approvals, especially related to the merger clearance.
For the successful completion of this regional engagement, the Wolf Theiss team involved in the project was led by Richard Clegg (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Nako Sokol (Partner, Albania) and Norbert Balint (Counsel, Hungary, Corporate/M&A & Capital Markets), while Irina Dekova (Consultant, Corporate/M&A) and Kristaq Profkola (Associate, Albania), also played an important role in the project team. The core team was further supported by other Wolf Theiss lawyers in Albania, Hungary and Bulgaria. Yavuz & Uyanik & Akalin advised on elements of the transaction involving Turkish law.
"For such a complex transaction like the acquisition of ALBtelecom in which a package of contracts and declarations under four different jurisdictions must be in place, you need a really professional team like the Wolf Theiss team. I would like to emphasise my gratitude to the whole team again not just for the successful closing but even for the client-friendly, client-supportive attitude", stated by Csaba Vezekényi, Legal Manager of 4iG Nyrt.
"The clearance of the 4iG – ALBtelecom / One Communications transactions is a landmark case, as it is required complex analysis carried out quickly by the Albanian Competition Authority (ACA), particularly considering the novelty of the case and the market consultation exercise undertaken by the Authority. The consolidation from three to two operators resulting from the acquisitions led to an in-depth Phase II review of the mergers by ACA and is a precedent setting case for the telecom sector in the Albanian market", stated Richard Clegg, Partner, Corporate/ M&A at Wolf Theiss.
KKR files $14.8bn bid for Ramsay Health Care, would be biggest PE deal in Australian history if successful
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Global buyout giant KKR has led a consortium to file a record $14.8bn bid for Australian hospital operator Ramsay...
Private equity firms show interests in a Twitter deal – report
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Private equity firms have expressed interest in participating in a deal for social media platform Twitter, Reuters reported quoting people familiar with the matter.
Serena Williams’ investment firm backs sports marketing tech start-up OpenSponsorship
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Serena Ventures, the investment firm of tennis star Serena Williams, has made a seven-figure investment in sports marketing tech start-up OpenSponsorship.
Advent, Primavera consider backing Singapore-based Coda Payment at $2.5bn valuation – report
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Private equity major Advent International and Primavera Capital are said to be considering to back Singapore-based
Warburg Pincus leads new investment in decarbonisation-focused project developer ClimeCo
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Warburg Pincus and Heritage Group have led a new investment round for ClimeCo
Ted Baker launches formal sale process after rejecting trio of Sycamore Partners offers
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British retail chain Ted Baker has launched a formal sale process after rejecting a string of bids from private equity house Sycamore Partners.
Thomas H Lee Partners agrees to by Warburg Pincus-backed Intelligent Medical Objects
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US private equity major Thomas H Lee Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in Warburg Pincus‘ healthcare data and documentation software specialist Intelligent Medical Objects.
KKR buys into Cornell Capital, CDPQ-backed beauty, homecare brand services business kdc/one
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Global buyout giant KKR has made a strategic investment in Cornell Capital-backed beauty brands and home care end-to-end solutions specialist Knowlton Development Corporation.
Veteran KKR co-founder Kravis backs data-driven author discovery business Inkitt
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Henry Kravis, the veteran co-founder of global private equity giant KKR, has made an investment in Inkitt,
KKR said to be near IVIRMA acquisition that values the company up to €3bn
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KKR is close to acquiring Spanish fertility clinic chain IVIRMA Global at €2.5bn to €3bn, Bloomberg reported...
Ted Baker rejects Sycamore’s revised takeover bid
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British retail chain Ted Baker has rejected Sycamore Partners‘ unsolicited non-binding takeover proposals saying
Advent buys into Marlin Equity’s payment automation, procurement specialist Medius
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Advent International has picked up a minority stake in Marlin Equity Partners-backed source to pay solutions business
Telecom Italia to start formal talks with KKR for its €10.8bn takeover offer
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The board of Telecom Italia has held a meeting and decided to start formal talks with KKR for its potential €10.8bn...
KKR in preliminary talks for possible Albioma takeover
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Global buyout giant KKR is in preliminary talks with French renewable energy company Albioma for a possible takeover---
Apollo, BlackRock anchor $500m Behrman Capital continuation fund for booming portfolio business Micross
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Behrman Capital has raised a $500m single-asset continuation fund to buy up portfolio company Micross Components from its fourth flagship fund.
Telecom Italia to decide on KKR’s €10.8bn takeover proposal next month – report
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Telecom Italia will be deciding on KKR’s €10.8bn takeover proposal by the middle of March after new boss ...
Advent seeks to buy Chinese bakery chain Wagas at up to $1bn valuation – report
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Global buyout major Advent International is in advanced talks to buy Chinese health-food and bakery chain Wagas...
Warburg Pincus leads huge $100m series B round in Brazilian HR startup Solides
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Warburg Pincus has made one of the largest investment in HRTech in LatAm by leading a $100m series B round in...
Blackstone investment helps Cloudinary to $2bn valuation
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Blackstone‘s growth arm has helped online visual media business Cloudinary to a $2bn valuation through a new...
After two scrapped IPOs, Bain Capital finally agrees Parts Holding Europe exit after seven-year hold
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Bain Capital has finally agreed to exit French vehicle parts distributor Parts Holding Europe after two scrapped IPOs
Warburg Pincus partners with Mubadala to acquire Pharma Intelligence, eyeing the $22bn pharma analytics market
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Global buyout major Warburg Pincus, has partnered with Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala to acquire Pharma...
Blackstone growth arm seals debut Asia deal by leading $300m Xpressbees investment
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Blackstone‘s growth arm has agreed to lead a $300m investment in Xpressbees, which is says is India’s fastest...
Permira-led investment sees UK fintech GoCardless valuation soar to $2.1bn
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UK fintech GoCardless has secured its unicorn status after a Permira-led $312m Series G pushed its valuation up to ...
Advent considering $1bn investment in India’s Yes Bank – report
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Global buyout major Advent International is reportedly considering a INR75bn ($1bn) investment in India’s Yes Bank
KKR said to prep Optiv sale, IPO with hopes of $3bn-plus valuation
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Global private equity house KKR is reportedly prepping a sale or public listing of cybersecurity business Optiv Security
Blackstone launches one of India’s largest logistics park portfolios
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Buyout giant Blackstone has launched one of the largest portfolios of logistics parks in India through its real estate arm.
KKR leads €1.56bn takeover of Dutch bicycle maker Accell Group
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Private equity giant KKR has led a consortium in a €1.56bn takeover of Dutch bicycle maker Accell Group.
Blackstone bags electric vehicle connector specialist Interplex from Baring PE Asia
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Global buyout giant Blackstone has bought Interplex, a specialist in customized connector solutions for the auto, medical and ICT markets, from Baring Private Equity Asia.
Riverside reaps REPA rewards with sale to Berkshire Partners portfolio business PT Holdings
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The Riverside Company has exited professional foodservice spare parts specialist REPA to Berkshire Partners portfolio...
Advent, Viking lead $400m round in payment platform Global Processing Services
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Global payment platform Global Processing Services has closed a $400m fundraising round led by Advent
Blackstone makes one of North America’s biggest-ever renewables investments with $3bn Invenergy deal
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Blackstone‘s infra arm has agreed a $3bn investment in Invenergy Renewables, the largest private renewable energy company in North America.
KKR spinout Sageview Capital leads series C round in B2B TV streaming service Atmosphere
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KKR spinout Sageview Capital Partners has led a $80m series C funding round in B2B TV streaming service Atmosphere
Permira, Berkshire Partners to exit African Teraco Data Environments
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Global buyout major Permira, together with Boston-based investment firm Berkshire Partners
Blackstone to buy into protective skincare brand Sugergoop! after five years of ‘tremendous’ growth
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Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to buy into protective skincare brand Supergoop!.
KKR taps $15bn Asian fund to buy Yayoi from Orix Corp
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Global buyout giant KKR has agreed to buy SME-focused software developer Yayoi from financial services group
KKR launches US self-storage real estate platform with industry veteran Perry
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Global buyout giant KKR has launched a platform to invest in self-storage real estate across the US.
OTPP joins KKR as backer of Australian carbon offsetting specialist developer GreenCollar
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The $227bn-managing Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has joined KKR as a new long-term investor in Australian carbon offsetting specialist developer GreenCollar.
Blackstone seals biggest Asia core-plus real estate deal yet by agreeing DALT stake buy from GIC
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Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed its biggest-ever deal in its core-plus Asia real estate strategy with the ...
Permira agrees $5.8bn buyout of email security specialist Mimecast
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Global buyout major Permira has agreed a $5.8bn take-private deal for cloud cybersecurity business Mimecast.
Advent, GIC withdraw $8bn bid for Swedish drugmaker Orphan Biovitrum
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Advent International and Aurora, the investment vehicle of Singapore’s GIC, have withdrawn an $8bn bid for Swedish
Anti-cancer AI tools developer Lunit gets $61m pre-IPO funding round
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Cancer-fighting AI developer Lunit has picked up a $61m pre-IPO financing round from investors including HealthQuest Capital and Casdin Capital.
KKR launches buyout valuing Telecom Italia at €33bn, CVC and Advent remain open to options
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Global buyout giant KKR has launched a €10.8bn buyout proposal for Italy’s largest phone company Telecom Italia, Reuters reported. Together with the net debt of €22.5bn, the deal would value the company at an enterprise value of €33bn.
Advent International to buy €1bn-generating chemical producer Caldic from Goldman Sachs AM
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Global buyout major Advent International has agreed to acquire €1bn-generating life sciences and specialty chemical producer Caldic BV from Goldman Sachs AM. Caldic will be merged with Advent portfolio company Latin American chemical distributor Grupo Transmerquim (GTM).
Advent teams up with Eurazeo in Swiss digital payment provider Datatrans buyout
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Private equity majors Advent International and Eurazeo have teamed up to acquire Swiss digital payment provider Datatrans.
Apollo’s impact platform buys into driver alcohol monitoring program Smart Start
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Global buyout major Apollo has agreed to acquire the parent company of driver alcohol monitoring program provider 1A Smart Start.
KKR buys $2bn new shares in South Korean energy company SK E&S to capture transformation to clean energy
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Global buyout giant KKR has bought KRW 2.4tn ($2bn) of shares in South Korean energy company SK E&S.
Blackstone buys into booming kids digital entertainment provider Moonbug
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Moonbug Entertainment, a digital-first global children’s entertainment company, has been backed by private equity
Permira exits medical device maker LSNE after European market debut
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Private equity major Permira has exited medical device maker Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE) to PCI Pharma Services.
Warburg Pincus buys into Bond Vet, eyes national expansion on increased demand
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Healthcare and technology investor Warburg Pincus has made a $170m investment in New York veterinary care clinics Bond Vet. The firm said the funding will be invested in equipment, training, culture and technology to improve clinical experience for its users.
Advent’s Olaplex ups IPO valuation hopes to $12.3bn
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Advent International is eyeing an increased valuation of up to $12.3bn for its hair products business Olaplex through....
Permira acquires reimbursement software Motus from Thoma Bravo to capitalize on flexible working trend
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UK buyout house Permira has agreed to acquire reimbursement software Motus from fellow private equity firm Thoma Bravo.
Advent, PSG propel Assembly to unicorn status with new investment
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Private equity pair Advent International and PSG have helped e-commerce software and data platform Assembly to a valuation of more than $1bn through a new investment round.
Lexington Partners said to draw KKR interest as it mulls multibillion-dollar sale
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Private equity secondaries giant Lexington Partners is reportedly preparing for a potential sale of its business, with buyout giant KKR said to be among interested bidders.
Biggest cyber IPO of the year could arrive next week as Permira-backed Exclusive Networks eyes €2.1bn valuation
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The biggest cyber IPO of 2021 could be here next week, with Permira-backed Exclusive Networks revealing it is eyeing...
Apollo in talks to buy European PVC production major Kem One
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Global buyout giant Apollo has entered exclusive talks to buy European PVC producer Kem One
Blackstone Growth to buy into Dynamo Software to “catch tailwinds” in alternative investment management industry
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Blackstone Growth has agreed on a strategic growth investment in cloud software provider Dynamo Software. Dynamo provi...
KKR, Salesforce Ventures seal Denmark’s biggest-ever Series B round to give Leapwork $312m valuation
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KKR and Salesforce Ventures have teamed up to back the biggest-ever Series B investment round in a Danish business, valuing no-code software test automation platform Leapwork at about $312m.
Advent picks up Laura Mercier, bareMinerals cosmetics brands as second beauty investment in two years
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The private equity house will also control bareMinerals and BUXOM as part of the buyout, which was made through its newly-formed vehicle AI Beauty Holdings.
Accel-KKR doubles down on flight software business ATP with new investment
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Accel-KKR has doubled down on aviation software provider ATP with a new growth investment.
Private equity said to circle yet another UK supermarket major, Sainsbury’s deal could exceed £7bn
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Sainsbury’s has reportedly become the latest UK supermarket to be the target of a multibillion-pound private equit...
Permira continues busy week with CommentSold investment, ZMC exits
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Private equity house Permira‘s busy week has continued with a strategic investment in digital commerce specialist...
Permira said to prep Tricor sale at up to $2bn valuation
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Private equity major Permira is reportedly prepping a sale of business services company Tricor which could see it reach...
Hyatt Hotels buys KKR, KSL Capital-backed Apple Leisure in $2.7bn deal
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Global buyout major KKR and KSL Capital Partners have agreed to exit resort-management service provider
Warburg Pincus backs SOC2 report issuer A-LIGN amid rising demand for cybersecurity assessments
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Private equity major Warburg Pincus has bought into SOC2 report issuer A-LIGN alongside existing investor FTV Capital
Permira to buy majority stake in Engel & Völkers for further international expansion, values the agent at €700m
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Global buyout house Permira has agreed to acquire a majority stake in property brokerage company Engel & Völkers
Reese Witherspoon’s media company receives Blackstone investment
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Reese Witherspoon-founded Hello Sunshine has received funding from buyout giant Blackstone and an unnamed, newly formed
Apollo taps second dedicated infra fund to back FirstDigital Telecom
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Apollo Global Management has agreed to invest $200m of preferred equity in FirstDigital Telecom
Blackstone to acquire minority stake in fellow PE house GTCR through specialist GP stakes business
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Global buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to tap its specialist GP stakes fund to acquire a minority stake in fellow...
Levine Leichtman continues exit flurry with FlexXray sale to Warburg Pincus, Tilia
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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has continued its recent exit spree with the sale of FlexXray Holding...
KKR said to enter scrum for rugby union World Cup commercial rights
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Buyout giant KKR is reportedly the latest investor in talks with World Rugby for a potential investment in the commercia...
Blackstone agrees first Asian consumer tech deal by backing online learning ‘bootcamp’ Simplilearn
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Buyout giant Blackstone has agreed to pick up a controlling stake in Indian online learning “bootcamp”...
Blackstone enters into $7.3bn deal with AIG to buy into retirement business, affordable housing portfolio
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Blackstone has agreed to acquire part of AIG’s life and retirement business and certain affordable housing assets in...
Advent to sell Allnex at €4bn EV, 12.2x EBITDA after eight-year hold
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Global buyout house Advent International has agreed to sell coating resins supplier Allnex to PRRGC International at an enterprise value of €4bn, equivalent to 12.2x the company’s EBITDA.