Private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management have agreed to acquire First National Financial in a deal that values the Canadian mortgage lender at CAD2.9bn ($2.12bn), according to a company announcement on Sunday.
Technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR has received a minority investment from PACT Capital Partners, a newly-formed GP stakes platform targeting middle-market alternative asset managers, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
JPMorgan Chase is preparing to launch a $6.5bn debt package as early as next week to support private equity firm 3G Capital’s acquisition of global footwear brand Skechers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Blackstone’s infrastructure arm has agreed to acquire regulated US utility TXNM Energy in a $5.7bn all-cash transaction, marking the latest major move in a rapidly accelerating wave of dealmaking across the US power sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bain Capital has acquired US healthcare software provider HealthEdge in a deal valued at approximately $2.6bn, including debt, marking the latest in a series of successful exits of private equity-backed software companies, according to a report by the Financial Times.
BC Partners is close to finalising a deal to sell Dutch generic drugmaker Synthon International Holding BV to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), according to a report by BNN Bloomberg.
Software-focused private investment firm Thoma Bravo, is to acquire NextGen Healthcare, a provider of cloud-based healthcare technology solutions, in a take-private all-cash deal valued at around $1.6bn.
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