Grifols shares tumbled 10% on Wednesday after sources revealed that Canadian private investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is planning to abandon its takeover bid for the Spanish pharmaceutical company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Protective Industrial Products (PIP), a portfolio company of private equity investment firm Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire the personal protective equipment (PPE) business of Honeywell in a $1.33bn all-cash transaction.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) is committing $3.5bn to a joint venture with EQT Corporation, acquiring a non-controlling equity stake in key natural gas infrastructure assets valued at $8.8bn, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Capital, the alternative asset management arm of Mubadala Investment Company, has agreed to take CI Financial private in a CAD12.1bn ($8.66bn) all-cash deal, including debt, the Canadian asset and wealth manager announced on Monday.
British private equity firm Apax has beaten off competition from rival buyout firm Bridgepoint to acquire the accounting arm of Evelyn Partners, in a deal valued at around £700m, according to a report by CityWire.
IK Partners’ (IK) IK X Fund is to acquire a majority stake in Driescher, a German manufacturer of high-tech medium and low voltage switches and switchgears, from the firm’s founding family who will be reinvesting in the business.
US private equity firm Advent International has reached an agreement to sell Indian packaging giant Manjushree Technopack to Hong Kong-based investment firm PAG for an enterprise value nearing $1bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Australian vehicle leasing and management company SG Fleet has entered exclusive negotiations with Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) following a takeover proposal from the private equity firm that values the company at around AUD1.2bn (US780.1m).
Vista Equity Partners has sold an $800m minority stake in LogicMonitor, a SaaS-based hybrid observability platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to a consortium of investors including PSG, Golub Capital, and others.
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