Calpine Corp’s $16.4bn sale to Constellation Energy is set to deliver a major windfall to its owners offering optimism in the private equity sector that similar mega-deals could help an industry grappling with sluggish investor payouts, according to a report by Reuters.
Funds managed by private investment firm Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners (Vista) have completed their acquisition of AI-enhanced enterprise grade work management platform, in a transaction valued at approximately $8.4bn.
Private equity firms may see a rebound in sales of their investments during Donald Trump’s second presidential term, potentially reaching levels not seen in years, according to a report by Reuters citing Mark Benedetti, Executive President of buyout firm Ardian.
Shares of Insignia Financial surged to a three-year high on Thursday after US-based private investment giant Bain Capital matched a revised takeover offer of AUD3.07bn ($1.92bn) from rival buyout firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
UK-based European private equity firm TDR Capital has made a majority investment in CorpAcq, a business acquisition compounder based in Altrincham, UK, which specialises in investment in UK SMEs with a focus on industrial products and services.
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets with around $72bn in assets under management, has completed the acquisition of specialist private credit investment manager Boundary Street Capital.
Bridgepoint, a specialist in mid-market private equity, infrastructure, and private credit investments, has completed its acquisition of Eckoh, a global provider of Customer Engagement Data Security Solutions, at a price of 54 pence per share.
Mitsubishi Chemical Group has selected US investment firm Bain Capital as the preferred bidder for its pharmaceutical subsidiary, Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma, in a potential deal worth in excess of $3bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Medical apparel company Figs has turned down a takeover proposal from private equity firm Story3 Capital Partners, which valued the company at over $1bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Kantar Group has agreed the sale of its media measurement and analytics unit, Kantar Media, which operates in over 60 markets and employs more than 4,500 people globally, to private equity firm HIG Capital in a deal valued at approximately $1bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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