Clayton Dubilier & Rice has teamed up with GTCR to pursue a take-private of Global Payments, which has an enterprise value of approximately $40bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Brookfield has selected KB Kookmin Bank to lead a KRW10.7tn syndicated loan to finance AI computing infrastructure for Naver, in what would be South Korea’s largest syndicated loan, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stonepeak has completed its acquisition of a 65% stake in Castrol from BP and appointed former Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden as chairman of the lubricants business, according to a report by Reuters.
Thrive Holdings, the permanent capital investment business established by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital Management, has agreed to acquire home security provider ADT in a $7.6bn all-cash transaction, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Carlyle Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have agreed to sell Black Sea Oil & Gas, a Romanian offshore gas producer supplying around 10% of the country’s gas needs, to Mazarine Energy, according to a report by Reuters.
South African private equity firm Harith General Partners has secured competition approval for its proposed acquisition of FlySafair, the country’s largest domestic airline, in a transaction that will expand the investor’s exposure to the aviation and transport sectors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and Cinven are among the potential bidders for luxury fragrance brand Parfums de Marly, as current owner Advent International explores a sale that could value the business at just under €2bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Infrastructure investment manager I Squared Capital is in advanced discussions to acquire US aerospace manufacturer Orizon Aerostructures in a transaction valuing the business at approximately $2bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ares Capital has agreed to acquire Apollo Global Management’s MidCap Financial Investment Corporation in a $2.6bn cash-and-stock transaction, extending consolidation across the publicly traded private credit sector, according to a report by Reuters.
Universal Music Group has held preliminary discussions with private equity firms including Apollo Global Management, TPG and Blackstone over a potential take-private transaction, although the talks have not progressed into a formal sale process, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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