A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, including PE firms Silver Point Capital and Apollo Global Management, have submitted a revised operational plan to UK regulator Ofwat as part of efforts to avert the collapse of the UK’s largest water utility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Legence, the Blackstone-owned engineering and building services provider, has filed for a US initial public offering targeting a valuation of up to $2.95bn, as the post-summer pipeline of new listings begins to build momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BGF has completed the sale of its stake in Monodraught, a British green tech specialist, to Genuit Group plc for £55.6m with the exit generating an 11x multiple of money invested and a 37.5% internal rate of return – one of the highest returns achieved by BGF.
3i Group has agreed the sale of its stake in MAIT, a leading IT services provider for mid-market clients in the DACH region, to DBAG Fund VIII, advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) in a deal expected to generate £143m in gross proceeds.
Three Hills, a private markets investment firm specialised in providing bespoke capital solutions to entrepreneurs and management teams in Europe and North America, has invested in Sinewave, a UK-based provider of grid connection and maintenance services for EV charging, solar and battery storage, data centres, and other energy infrastructure applications.
Finastra, the London-based financial software company owned by Vista Equity Partners, is preparing the sale of its Middle Eastern and Asian core banking division, in a deal that could be valued at over $1bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Triton Partners has fully exited its investment in German defence supplier Renk Group AG, realising a seven-times return on its 2020 acquisition of the business from Volkswagen, according to a report by Bloomberg.
CapVest Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel AG, buying control of the German pharmaceuticals group from existing private equity owners Bain Capital and Cinven, who will retain a minority interest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
London-listed fund services group JTC has said it has rejected two preliminary takeover proposals from private equity firm Permira over the past 10 days without revealing the reason behind its decision, according to a report by Reuters.
Vector Capital, a US-based private equity firm focused on transformational investments in established technology businesses, has agreed to acquire Showpad, a global provider of AI-driven revenue enablement solutions headquartered in Chicago and Ghent, Belgium.
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