Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

New York-based private equity firm Behrman Capital has acquired Vista Apex, a US manufacturer of consumable dental products for preventative oral hygiene, endodontics and restorative dentistry, from Philadelphia-based private equity firm Inverness Graham.

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MAY 10, 2024

Pub giant Marston’s has been approached by a US private equity firm over a potential takeover. Shares in the Wolverhampton-based company surged by more than a fifth immediately after it confirmed the proposal regarding a potential cash offer by Platinum Equity Advisors.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Milan-based private equity firm Alto Partners and Italian fund management company Arca Fondi have agreed to the buyout of Eurosirel, a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and cosmetics. The transaction is expected to close by June.

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APRIL 24, 2024

A special purpose vehicle, or SPV, in private equity is a distinct legal entity created for a specific financial purpose, such as holding assets, managing risks, or facilitating deals or…

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

The move comes as Bain Capital is looking to build scale in Europe’s fragmented IT services industry where the private equity firm bought Italy’s Engineering Group in 2020. The Boston-based private equity firm has held bilateral talks with owner Mannai Corp for several weeks ahead of a possible deal, the source said.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Alternative investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is in advanced talks with Castlelake over the acquisition of a majority stake in the $22bn private credit manager, a specialist in aircraft leasing, according to a report by the Financial Times. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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APRIL 12, 2024

EQT has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Spain’s Universidad Europea from private equity firm Permira, in a deal that sources said valued the higher education group at more than 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) including debt. The buyout groups announced the deal on Monday.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Bain Capital is picking up a minority stake worth $250 million in business services firm Sikich, which is planning to deploy the investment to finance its expansion plans, the companies said on Thursday. The private equity firm is the first outside investor at Chicago-based Sikich, which was founded in 1982.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Read more Arctos Partners Drives into F1 with Aston Martin Stake, Valued at $1bn Aston Martin F1 team sells stake to private equity firm at $1bn valuation. read more Brookfield Asset Management’s affiliate Closes $1.1bn Argo Acquisition Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. While exact figures.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Blackstone is closing in on a deal with L’Occitane International owner Reinold Geiger to take the global skincare company private, with the world’s largest alternative asset manager potentially providing debt financing for the buyout.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 22, 2024

As part of the deal, Oakley is acquiring the shares of Horizons owned by Sherpa Capital, a leading private equity firm in Iberia. Read more Oakley Capital acquires Horizons Optical Oakley Capital, a pan-European middle-market private equity investor, has announced that Oakley.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Private equity firms TDR Capital and Sycamore Partners are reportedly considering joining forces in a bid to buy global sandwich chain Subway. JPMorgan Chase & Co, the investment bank advising Subway, has given the private equity firms interested in buying the company a $5 billion acquisition financing plan.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Decisive strides in AI’s progress this year have stoked the buzz around the technology’s transformative potential, and asset managers – specifically hedge funds and private equity firms – are expecting it to change the way deals are sourced, investment decisions are made and value is created in portfolio companies.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The New York-based investment manager is planning to raise funds through collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) secured by the loans held by its flagship $52bn private credit fund, the report added, citing documents viewed by the newspaper. Blackstone did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bain has been interviewing investment banks to hire financial advisers that will help the private equity firm come up with a plan to cash out on its majority stake in Varsity Brands, the sources said. Varsity kept the yearbooks business when it sold Herff Jones to private equity firm Atlas Holdings earlier this year.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

He and the New York-based Arougheti are both founders of private equity firms, the Carlyle Group and Ares Management Corp., Read more Morgan Stanley plans to double private credit portfolio to $50bn Morgan Stanley's asset management division aims to double its private credit portfolio to $50.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Private equity firms TA Associates and Warburg Pincus are exploring a sale of portfolio company Procare Solutions, a provider of child-care management software, that could value the business at nearly $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital is to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services (KAM), a boutique investment management firm focused on providing asset management services to the insurance industry, in addition to Kuvare UK Holdings (Kuvare), for $750m. in a deal that.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are jockeying to buy the electronic signature platform, but the discussions are still ongoing and could change, the people added. Investment banks are also ahead of their private credit rivals to provide a €3 billion ($3.25 Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Goldman Sachs’ asset management arm said two funds have closed, raising more than $15bn for funds that enable investors to make secondary investments in existing private equity deals. read more Toshiba says $13.5bn takeover bid by JIP succeeds, set to go private Private equity fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.’s

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AUGUST 10, 2023

Princeton Equity Group, LLC, a Princeton and Dallas-based private equity firm focused on control investments in franchisor and multi-unit companies, today announced the final closing of its Princeton Equity Partners II, L.P. Princeton is led by Co-founders and Managing Partners, Jim Waskovich and Doug Kennealey.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 15, 2024

Boston-based private equity firm BayPine has appointed Migo Terjanian as a Partner and Head of Investor Relations. In his new role, Terjanian will lead the firm’s fundraising efforts and expand relationships with the global institutional investment community. Earlier in his career, Terjanian worked at H.I.G.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Read more Behrman Capital acquires dental manufacturer Vista Apex from Inverness Graham New York-based private equity firm Behrman Capital has acquired Vista Apex, a US manufacturer of.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 12, 2024

Read more Behrman Capital acquires dental manufacturer Vista Apex from Inverness Graham New York-based private equity firm Behrman Capital has acquired Vista Apex, a US manufacturer of.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Morgan Stanley’s asset management division aims to double its private credit portfolio to $50 billion in the medium term as it gathers funds from large investors to loan out to companies. read more The post Morgan Stanley plans to double private credit portfolio to $50bn appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 9, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up In late June, asset manager Ares Management also inked a deal with PacWest Bancorp for a $3.54 billion lender finance portfolio. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Allfunds Group Plc has started gauging takeover interest from private equity firms as the European fund distribution platform considers a possible sale, people with knowledge of the matter said. read more Brookfield Asset Management’s affiliate Closes $1.1bn Argo Acquisition Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The private equity backer of Six Nations Rugby is drawing up plans for a £1.5bn bid for Audiotonix, the British-based manufacturer of equipment used by bands such as Coldplay. Sky News has learnt that CVC Capital Partners is among the private equity firms examining offers for the Chessington-based company.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Asset manager Blackstone known as AIR Communities, for $10 billion in cash, including debt, in what analysts see as a bet on easing pressure within the commercial real estate market. read more The post Blackstone to take Apartment Income REIT private in $10bn deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Asset manager Mirova plans to launch its sixth strategy dedicated to energy transition infrastructure, aiming to raise up to €2bn subject to regulatory approval. read more Silver Lake Acquires Software AG for €2.6bn US private equity firm Silver Lake has secured over 85% of the share capital and voting rights of.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

The private equity firm is in the early stages of exploring a sale of the Hungary-based pet food manufacturer, which could be valued at more than €2bn ($2.2bn), according to one of the people. Apollo Global Management Inc. The private equity firm acquired the business in 2018.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

HMC describes itself as an alternative asset manager focused on real estate, private equity, energy transition, and digital infrastructure. The company manages more than AU$10bn on behalf of institutional, high net worth, and retail investors. Deal appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Brookfield Asset Management announced today the closing of its latest flagship global private equity program, Brookfield Capital Partners VI (“BCP VI” or the “Fund”). With $12bn in total capital raised for the strategy, BCP VI is the largest private equity fund raised by Brookfield.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Progressio SGR, the Italian private equity firm, is raising a new fund, Progressio Investimenti III, in response to LP demand and a doubling of proprietary deal flow over the past five years. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading? We expect over-subscription.”

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APRIL 22, 2024

French private equity firm Eurazeo, through its mid-large buyout team, has agreed to invest in Eres Group and acquire a majority stake from the IK VIII Fund managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, alongside the company’s management team and employees.

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APRIL 26, 2024

The US asset manager will sell a 71.25% stake in drug wholesaler Geo-Young, the corporate value of which is around $1.4 Private equity giant Blackstone Inc. is set to mark its first exit from South Korea by selling a 71.25% stake in the holding firm of Geo-Young Corp., Source: KED Can’t stop reading?

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