Advent agrees $2bn-plus Unit4 sale to TA Associates, Partners Group after Covid-19 revenue rise
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Advent International has agreed to sell enterprise cloud software business Unit4 to fellow private equity investors TA Associates and Partners Group in a deal valuing the company at more than $2bn.
Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic prep for payday as Alignment Healthcare eyes up to $3.56bn valuation through IPO
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Private equity houses Warburg Pincus and General Atlantic are eyeing a hefty payday from portfolio business Alignment Healthcare through an IPO of the business at a valuation of up to $3.56bn.
Private equity battle for KPMG UK restructuring arm over as HIG Capital seals deal
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The private equity tussle over a buyout of KPMG’s UK restructuring services division is over, with HIG Capital emerging victorious.
PE veteran Warburg Pincus buys Infinite Electronics from Genstar Capital
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Private equity veteran Warburg Pincus has acquired electronic components supplier Infinite Electronics from Genstar...
Warburg Pincus seals Hygeina trade sale to Germany industry major EW Group
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Private equity major Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell its food safety and environmental testing portfolio business Hygiena to trade buyer EW Group.
EQT celebrates Flying Tiger recovery with sale to Treville, two years after restructuring business
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European private equity major EQT has exited quirky variety store chain Flying Tiger Copenhagen to consumer investor....
Blackstone to buy Interior Logic Group from Platinum Equity, Littlejohn & Co in $1.6bn deal
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Blackstone has agreed to buy Interior Logic Group Holdings from fellow private equity houses Littlejohn & Co
Permira said to eye almost £1.3bn raise through IPO of iconic British bootmaker Dr Martens
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European private equity major Permira is reportedly looking to raise almost £1.3bn through the IPO of renowned British bootmaker Dr Martens.
Warburg Pincus leads $125m investment in online loan platform LendingPoint
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Online loan platform LendingPoint has secured a $125m preferred equity investment from private equity firm
Move over Klarna, Checkout.com just became Europe’s most valuable FinTech at $15bn
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Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation
Triple Grammy winner Tedder sells stake in music catalogue to KKR
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KKR has agreed to buy a majority stake in the music catalogue of triple-Grammy winner Ryan Tedder and his band...
Private equity firms said to prep £400m-plus KPMG restructuring operations unit bids
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‘Big four’ professional services firm KPMG is reportedly in the sights of private equity majors as they look to pick up its UK restructuring operations.
Private equity firm GED Capital invests into Spanish restaurant group Comess
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GED Capital, a private equity firm focused on Iberian low middle-market companies, has invested into restaurant
Signature Aviation accepts Blackstone’s $4.3bn offer
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After it was revealed last week that Blackstone had offered to buy Signature Aviation for $4.3bn, the UK company has now accepted the deal.
Beech Tree Private Equity has set aside up to £40m for a wealth management deal
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Beech Tree Private Equity has reportedly set aside between £10m and £40m for an investment into an unnamed wealth...
Blackstone in talks for £3bn Signature Aviation buyout, GIP sees bid rejected
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Global buyout giant Blackstone is in talks for a potential £3bn takeover of British private jet business Signature
Partners Group buys into Warburg Pincus’ Indian portfolio business Ecom Express
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Partners Group has agreed to invest more than $250m in Warburg Pincus portfolio business Ecom Express
TikTok owner ByteDance said to near $180bn valuation through KKR, Sequoia-led investment round
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Investment giants KKR and Sequoia Capital are reportedly leading a new funding round for TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to value it at an astonishing $180bn.
Mid Europa Partners carves out Polish arm of software major Sage Group
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Central European private equity major Mid Europa Partners....
Blackstone closes acquisition of credit investing firm DCI
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American private equity firm Blackstone has completed the acquisition of quantitative credit investing platform DCI.
Montagu Private Equity revealed to be in talks with takeover of Capita unit ESS, deal could exceed £500m
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Business process outsourcing specialist Capita Plc has confirmed it has entered exclusive talks with UK private equity
Enterprise Investors taps €498m Fund VIII for PragmaGO take-private offer
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Enterprise Investors has tapped its €498m Polish Enterprise Fund VIII to pick up PragmaGO, a provider of...
BlackRock to pay $1.05bn to buy Aperio Group from Golden Gate Capital
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BlackRock has agreed to pay $1.05bn to buy research-based investment management business Aperio Group from Golden Gate Capital after just two years in the latter’s portfolio
Jeff Bezos venture capital fund joins $30m Chipper Cash investment round
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Just a few months after its latest raise, Chipper Cash has now added another $30m to its coffers in a raise backed by Jeff Bezos’ private VC fund Bezos Expeditions.
KKR buys into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu at about $1.6bn valuation
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KKR has agreed to buy into Walmart-backed Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu in a deal valuing the business at...
KKR taps $1.3bn Global Impact Fund for another European deal with CMC Machinery investment
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Global private equity giant KKR has invested in 40-year-old Italian automated packaging business CMC Machinery.
New Mountain Capital buys into bankrupt PE-backed dental clinic services business Benevis
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Bankrupt private equity-backed dental clinic services business Benevis has been bought by New Mountain Capital.
Mid Europa Partners buys into metal print marketplace Displate after strong two-year growth
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Central European private equity powerhouse Mid Europa Partners has agreed to buy a majority stake in metal poster business GWD Concept from Credo Ventures and Miton Capital.
Clearlake looks to buy into Warburg, Goldman Sachs-backed Endurance International in $3bn deal
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Clearlake Capital has agreed to pick up Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs PE-backed web hosting business Endurance International in a $3bn take-private deal.
Blackstone buys Prologis’ UK logistics assets in £473m deal
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Blackstone has inked a £473m deal to buy Prologis’ UK logistics properties in what has been called the largest ...
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners completes investment into US Healthconnect
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Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has completed an investment into US HealthConnect
Private equity investor Centerbridge Partners backs Syncapay’s acquisition of Wirecard North America
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yncapay has announced that it has bought Wirecard North America, marking another page in the story of the collapse of the scandal-ridden former FinTech giant.
Blackstone headed for huge profit after agreeing $14.6bn BioMed realty sale
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Blackstone has scored a hefty return by agreeing the $14.6bn sale of US life science office buildings major BioMed Realty.
Accel-KKR buys into long-held Norwest Equity Partners portfolio business Surgical Information Systems
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Private equity-backed hospital clinical and business software specialist Surgical Information Systems has picked up a majority investment from tech-focused buyout house Accel-KKR.
Private equity trio celebrate €9.8bn Allegro valuation in Poland’s biggest-ever IPO
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The private equity bet on Polish e-commerce retailer Allegro has paid off through Poland’s biggest-ever IPO, valuing the business at €9.8bn.
Warburg Pincus in line to profit from The Philippines’ second biggest IPO through Converge listing
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Warburg Pincus is set to profit from The Philippines’ second largest IPO through the public listing of fibre broadband business Converge ICT Solutions.
Warburg Pincus seals $2.23bn sale of Swiss banking tech business Avaloq to Japan’s NEC
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Warburg Pincus has agreed the CHF2.05bn ($2.23bn) sale of Swiss banking software and wealth management tech...
Warburg Pincus buys into True North, Bessemer Venture Partners-backed Home First Finance Company India
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Global private equity firm Warburg Pincus has made an INR7bn ($95.4m) investment in PE and VC-backed Home First Finance Company India.
Blackstone sells Rothesay Life stake to GIC, MassMutual after seeing AUM swell from £7.5bn to £56bn
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Blackstone has sold its 36% stake in UK insurance business Rothesay Life to existing company backers GIC and the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, in a deal valuing the company at £5.75bn.
Apollo receives William Hill buyout blow as rival bidder Caesars says company likely to recommend £2.9bn offer
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Global buyout major Apollo has received a blow to its efforts to buy UK betting business William Hill after rival ...
Permira helps Mirakl reach unicorn status as marketplace software business defies Covid pressures
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Private equity house Permira has helped enterprise marketplace software-as-a-service provider Mirakl...
Warburg Pincus buys into specialised healthcare, military, seniors meal business GA Foods
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Warburg Pincus has agreed a strategic investment in specialist food provider GA Foods.
KKR leads the $450m investment round of exercise company Zwift
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Global private equity giant KKR has led the $450m Series C investment round of Zwift, an online fitness platform for cyclists and runners.
PE firms increasingly paying themselves dividends through new portfolio company debt – report
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Private equity firms are using portfolio company loans to pay themselves dividends at the highest ratio in five years ...
BlackRock taps Global Renewable Power Fund III to make Windvision its first Belgian deal
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BlackRock has tapped its Global Renewable Power Fund III to invest in Belgian renewable energy developer Windvision.
Warburg Pincus buys into DACH region HR software, service specialist Infoniqa
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Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has agreed to buy into DACH HR software and service specialist Infoniqa
Blackstone, GIP in talks for buyout of $18bn-valued railroad operator Kansas City Southern – report
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Private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly leading a buyout consortium alongside Global Infrastructure Partners to buy $18bn-valued US railroad operator Kansas City Southern.
Newspaper publisher Archant reportedly to be acquired by Rcapital Partners
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Archant, a newspaper and magazine publishing company, has reportedly been acquired by private equity firm Rcapital
The Blackstone Group to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare Company
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Investment firm The Blackstone Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Takeda Consumer Healthcare
Warburg Pincus set to cash in on Petz investment through Brazilian IPO
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Private equity-backed Brazilian pet shop chain Petz is hoping to raise up to BRL3.4bn ($611m) through an IPO.
Advent continues coronavirus dealmaking with investment in real estate software business Aareon
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Global private equity major Advent International has agreed to buy a 30% stake in real estate software business Aareon
Blackstone said to near biggest Indian RE portfolio buyout to date with $1.7bn Prestige Group dea
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Global private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly near a $1.7bn buyout of Indian property developer Prestige Group...
Permira picks up EF’s China, Indonesia kids English language teaching unit, deal pegged at about $1.5bn
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Private equity major Permira has sealed a buyout of EF Education First’s children’s English language education unit at a reported valuation of about $1.5bn.
Advent narrowly avoids court trial after reaching cut-price $1.43bn Forescout buyout
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Advent International has reached a cut-price agreement to buy Forescout Technologies for $1.43bn
PE-backed Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection, cuts 3,500 jobs as Covid-19 lays business low
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The coronavirus crisis has pushed the world-famous Cirque du Soleil into bankruptcy protection
Royalty-free music, images subscription business Artlist gets KKR investment
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Global private equity major heavyweight KKR has invested in royalty-free licensed music provider Artlist.
KKR-led consortium invest $650m into Vietnam real estate developer
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A consortium of investors led by KKR has made a collective investment for $650m into Vinhomes Joint Stock Company,
Warburg Pincus steps in to save creation of £44bn wealth management giant
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Warburg Pincus has stepped in to save a deal to create a £44bn wealth management firm through the merger of Tilney...
KKR launches $1bn European data centre buyout strategy with industry veteran Sodzawiczny
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Global private equity giant KKR has committed $1bn to a new strategy of buying up European data centres
KKR seals its biggest Asia deal with $1.5bn investment in Reliance’s Jio unit
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KKR has become the latest in a string of private equity investors to make big-money bets on Indian ...
Warburg leads $75m BetterCloud financing as work from home boom accelerates digital workplace shift
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Warburg Pincus has led a $75m financing round for digital workplace management and security software business BetterCloud.
Advent’s $1.9bn Forescout buyout becomes latest coronavirus dealmaking casualty
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Advent International has become the latest private equity major to halt a major buyout deal in the face of coronavirus, after breaking off an agreement for the $1.9bn acquisition of cybersecurity company ForeScout Technologies.
Permira takes advantage of coronavirus remote working surge with €1bn TeamViewer stake sale
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Private equity house Permira is continuing to take advantage of the rise in remote working caused by the coronavirus
Thompson Street acquires data security software solution developer PKWARE
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US-based private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners has acquired data security software solution developer
KKR buys back into struggling German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1
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KKR is building back up its stake in struggling German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media, six years after exiting...
Warburg said to eye international oil, gas asset selloff as coronavirus hits demand
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US private equity giant Warburg Pincus is reportedly eyeing the sale of the majority of its international oil and gas...
Permira said to pull out of Healius medical centres bidding
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European private equity major Permira has reportedly pulled out of the bidding for the medical centres unit of Australia’s Healius, which had been expected to sell for about A$500m.
Warburg Pincus makes “major” investment into gene and cell therapy company
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Global private equity house Warburg Pincus has made a “major investment” into Polyplus-transfection SA
BlackRock ups stake in US cybersecurity company probed by US national security last year
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BlackRock has upped its investment in US cybersecurity business Cofense
Thoma Bravo closes deal for construction collaboration company Command Alkon
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Technology-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has finished the acquisition of Command Alkon
CVC taps Fund 7 to buy popular Greek e-commerce site Skroutz
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CVC Capital Partners has tapped its €16.4bn Fund VII to acquire Greece-base e-commerce platform Skroutz.
KKR taps Americas Fund to buy $500m convertible stock in US Foods
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KKR has acquired $500m in newly issued convertible stock in US Foods, which supplies food to more than 300,000 restaurants
Apollo said to eye $10bn valuation for Rackspace as it preps for IPO
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Apollo Global Management is reportedly readying a potential IPO of cloud services business Rackspace which could...
Airbnb gets $1bn private equity-backed loan, just days after agreeing $1bn debt deal
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A string of private equity majors have agreed a $1bn loan for struggling home rental business Airbnb...
Blackstone backs biopharma business Alnylam with up to $2bn
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Blackstone has agreed to provide biopharma business Alnylam Pharmaceuticals with up to $2bn to support the company’s development of medicines targeting patients suffering from debilitating diseases.
Investcorp expands cybersecurity exposure with $180m Avira buyout
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Europe-focused Investcorp Technology Partners has agreed a $180m buyout of German cybersecurity business Avira.
Airbnb gets $1bn Silver Lake, Sixth Street Partners investment amid coronavirus-based home rentals slump
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Airbnb has picked up a $1bn equity and debt investment from private equity house Silver Lake and multi-asset investor ...
Warburg Pincus leads $80m round for NHS data privacy software provider Privitar
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Data privacy platform Privitar has picked up an $80m Series C round led by global private equity house Warburg Pincus.
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners sells Pathway Vet Alliance stake to TSG
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Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has sold a majority stake in Pathway Vet Alliance to TSG Consumer Partners. The company
TPG-backed Cirque du Soleil said to consider bankruptcy filing amid coronavirus crisis
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The world-famous Cirque du Soleil could be a big casualty of the coronavirus after it was revealed the private equity...
PE debt prompts Neiman Marcus bankruptcy talks – report
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Private equity-backed Neiman Marcus Group has reportedly entered talks with lenders to file for bankruptcy
CVC said to join iDreamSky for $1.3bn Leyou Technologies takeover
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CVC Capital Partners and Tecent-backed iDreamSky Technology are reportedly bidding to take videogame maker...
KKR agrees £4.2bn carve-out deal for Pennon Group’s Viridor
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Private equity giant KKR has agreed a £4.2bn deal to buy Pennon Group’s recycling and residual waste businesses.
Walmart said to press on with £7bn Asda sale process despite coronavirus tightening debt markets
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A string of private equity giants have reportedly made it through to the next stage of bidding for Walmart’s UK supermarket chain Asda in a deal which could value it at more than £7bn.
Advent International buys into TA Associates-backed Conservice
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Global private equity major Advent International has agreed to invest in TA Associates-backed Conservice...
Blackstone buys into HealthEdge to scale business into market leader
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Blackstone has picked up a majority stake in healthcare administration software provider HealthEdge.
Goldman Sachs said to be in talks for Permira stake acquisition
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One of Goldman Sachs’ investment units is said to be in talks to buy a stake in Permira
Permira secures $700m through TeamViewer minority stake sale – report
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Private equity major Permira has reportedly taken advantage of the drive towards remote working prompted by the...
Warburg buys into India-based tyre giant amid reported fundraise dedicated to country
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Warburg Pincus has made an INR10.8bn ($150m) investment in India’s Apollo Tyres amid the firm reportedly
Alstom’s €7.5bn Bombardier rail unit buyout sees CDPQ become company’s biggest shareholder
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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec has become the biggest investor in French train maker Alstom as part of the company’s €7.5bn buyout of Canadian industry peer Bombardier’s rail unit.
Permira in exclusive talks for Education First China unit carve out – report
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Private equity major Permira is reportedly in exclusive talks with language tutor business Education First for a carve...
KKR rules out NMC Healthcare bidding, a day after company said it was interested
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KKR has ruled itself out of the bidding for troubled UAE hospital business NMC Healthcare, a day after the company said
Advent seals double deal for fitness management software pair Zingfit, Triib
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Advent International has made another two investments in the boutique fitness management software sector by picking ...
KKR revealed as early bidder for Middle East healthcare major NMC following heavy share slump
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KKR is up against GK Investment in early bidding for the largest private healthcare company in the United Arab Emirates,
Warburg to invest $300m in Scale Microgrid Solutions
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Global private equity major Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest up to $300m in distributed clean energy and microgrid...
Blackstone back with $1.75bn Unizo offer to beat out preferred Lone Star deal
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Blackstone has upped its offer for Japanese hotel operator Unizo to JPY191.6bn ($1.75bn) to beat out the currently ...
Axel Springer set to delist from stock exchange following €6.8bn KKR buyout
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German media business Axel Springer is set to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a part of its €6.8bn buyout by private equity giant KKR.
Enterprise Investors scores 9x return selling prefab house maker Danwood
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Polish private equity player Enterprise Investors has scored an impressive 9x return selling prefab housing maker Danwoo
Accenture completes buyout of Riordan, Lewis & Haden portfolio business Clarity Analytics
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Riordan, Lewis & Haden Equity Partners has completed an exit of deep data and AI analytics provider Clarity Analytic
Blackstone leads $850m recapitalisation for solar energy player Altus Power
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Global buyout giant Blackstone has led an $850m recapitalisation of solar power business Altus Power America.