Private equity deal activity stabilised in Q2 2025, after suffering a drop off in the previous quarter, with UK PE buyouts rising 3% from 317 in Q1 2025 to 327 in Q2 2025, according to an analysis of PitchBook data by audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK.
Apollo Global Management is leading a £600m private debt financing package to support Bridgepoint’s acquisition of UK dental group Mydentist, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Cinven is close to acquiring French data services specialist Artefact in a deal that could value the company at around €1bn ($1.2bn), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Educational publisher McGraw Hill, backed by Platinum Equity, has raised $414.6m in its initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange, pricing below its initial range in a sign of cautious optimism returning to the market, according to a report by Reuters.
Several private equity firms, including Clearlake Capital, Platinum Equity and EQT, have submitted bids for Forward Air, according to sources familiar with the matter, as the US-based trucking company moves to conclude its strategic review, according to a report by Reuters.
One Rock Capital Partners has surfaced as one of the final contenders for BP’s Castrol lubricants business, as many early suitors retreat and valuation expectations decline, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Palamon Capital Partners, a pan-European growth investor, has agreed to sell its majority stake in mydentist, to funds managed by Bridgepoint Advisors, marking the conclusion of a transformative partnership with the company’s management team since Palamon’s acquisition of a majority stake in 2021.
BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital are moving forward with plans to float Shawbrook Bank in London, with an initial public offering expected as early as the second half of 2025, according to a report by the Financial Times citing sources familiar with the process.
K1 Investment Management, a small-cap enterprise software investor, has entered into a definitive agreement to exit its portfolio company Subsplash to Roper Technologies, a member of the S&P 500.
The private equity backers of MasOrange are exploring options to sell their collective 50% stake in the Spanish telecoms joint venture, with an initial valuation target of at least €5bn ($5.9bn), according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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