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Focus Group founders dial up £800m sale to private equity firm Hg

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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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Private Equity firms adapting to challenging market environment

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Following a challenging year marked by rising interest rates and slower growth, successful private equity firms are adapting to the changing environment, according to Dechert’s 6th annual Global Private Equity Outlook report.

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Zeus sale to private equity firm EQT closes valued at $3.4bn

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Zeus is officially under new ownership after private equity firm EQT closed on its acquisition of the medical tubing supplier. Other investments by the fund include Envirotainer, Billtrust, and Dechra Pharmaceuticals. “We

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Apollo Is Among Private Equity Firms Considering a Redstone Buyout

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Private equity firms RedBird Capital Partners and KKR & Co. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3 Trillion in Assets Six of Canada's biggest pension funds managing C$1.3 Trillion in Assets Six of Canada's biggest pension funds managing C$1.3

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Private equity firm CVC bags $4.45bn so far in sixth Asia-focused fund

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Europe-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has raised over $4.45bn so far for its new Asia-focused fund, its latest regulatory disclosure showed. CVC is targeting to raise $6 billion for the fund, its sixth and largest to date for the region, people familiar with the situation told Reuters.

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Private-equity firm Sycamore Partners mulling Macy’s takeover bid

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billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. However, Arkhouse said Jefferies had provided a “highly confident letter” supporting its claim that it had the money necessary to fund the proposal. The report comes after Macy’s rejected a $5.8

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Private Equity Firm STG to buy Avid Technology for $1.4bn

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Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group on Wednesday agreed to buy media editing software maker Avid Technology Inc for about $1.4bn, including debt. Palo Alto, California-based STG is a mid-market private equity firm focused on technology investments. billion deal. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N)