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Top private equity firms, ranked by number of add-on investments

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Acquisitions by private equity firms are trending to a higher mix of add-on investments, relative to platform investments, as we reported in a data study published in May.

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US private equity firm eyes $10 billion joint venture with Indian state giant: Reports | Upstream

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New York-based private equity firm The Chatterjee Group (TCG) is in talks with India’s state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and its subsidiary Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) for a potential joint venture involving a huge oil-to-chemicals project in southern India, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

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Payment tech offers everything private equity firms like GTCR love

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The post Payment tech offers everything private equity firms like GTCR love appeared first on PE Hub. All commerce ultimately requires payment, so the space is always highly relevant and evolving,' said GTCR's Aaron Cohen.

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Why private equity firms like investing in franchises

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The post Why private equity firms like investing in franchises appeared first on PE Hub. Many franchise businesses are family-owned and still founder-led, and are within industries that we believe have good long-term tailwinds but are very fragmented,' says Orangewood's Alan Goldfarb.

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Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners Buys IBM Weather Business at a Value of Around $1BN

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International Business Machines has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday.

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Top 25 Private Equity firms in 2023 ranked by number of platform acquisitions

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Private equity firms collectively acquire thousands of companies every year. PE firms often acquire platform companies to gain a foothold in an industry and then use that platform to acquire other smaller companies in the same industry.

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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.