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KKR, CPPIB plan €4bn debt raise to split Axel Springer operations

KKR, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner are working to secure approximately €4bn ($4.2bn) in debt to finance a strategic separation of the German media giant’s classified ads businesses from its news operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Keensight invests in security solutions provider Advancis

Keensight Capital (Keensight), a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, is to acquire a minority stake in Advancis Software & Services (Advancis), a software developer of physical security solutions.

GTCR makes $1.3bn Tricentis investment

Private equity giant GTCR has committed to a $1.33bn investment in software testing leader Tricentis, supported by the current majority owner Insight Partners, in a deal that values the business at $4.5bn.

PE-led consortium eyes $7bn-plus ESR Group buyout

A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters.

Equistone completes €520m sale of Courir to JD Sports

Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most established mid-market private equity investors, has completed its €520m sale of Groupe Courir (Courir), a leading French retailer of sports shoes, to JD Sports Fashion.

Blackstone plans Cirsa IPO in early 2025

Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión.

Argosy exits investment in Rita’s Franchise Company

Argosy Private Equity (Argosy), a lower middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in Rita’s Franchise Company (Ritas), a US provider of frozen desserts founded in 1984, through a sale to New York-based MTN Capital.

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