WaterBridge Infrastructure, a water management platform backed by US private equity and infrastructure investor Five Point Infrastructure, has raised $634m in a US initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters.
Private investment goat Blackstone has agreed to acquire the Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1bn from private investment firm Ardian, according to a report by Reuters.
Abu Dhabi-backed artificial intelligence-focused investment firm MGX teamed with private equity investor Silver Lake Management to acquire a 51% stake in Intel’s programmable chip unit Altera, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HPS Investment Partners, a private credit group acquired by BlackStone last year, is preparing a potential sale of Nucleus Financial Platforms, the UK-based financial advice and investment platform, according to a report by Reuters.
CVC Capital Partners is in early talks to acquire KKR’s majority holding in Indian financial services group Avendus Capital, after negotiations with Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group faltered, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Vista Equity-backed Jamf is exploring a potential sale as pressure from its struggling share price attracts takeover interest, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
US private equity firm TPG is to acquire GE Vernova’s Proficy industrial software business in a $600m deal, with GE Vernova planning to use proceeds to strengthen its grid software operations, according to a report by Reuters.
London-listed financial services firm JTC Plc has entered into discussions with rival private equity groups Warburg Pincus and Permira, after turning down a series of earlier buyout approaches from both firms, according to a report by Reuters.
Legence, a San Jose-based engineering and maintenance services provider backed by Blackstone, has raised $728m in its US initial public offering, pricing 26 million shares at $28 each, according to a report by Reuters.
Starbucks is moving into the final stages of its planned sale of a stake in its China business, with major private equity firms including Carlyle Group and EQT among those preparing final bids, according to a report by Reuters.
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