Castlelake, a global alternative investment firm specialising in asset-based investments, is to sell a $5bn portfolio of 118 aircraft – including narrowbody, widebody, and regional jets – to aviation finance company Avolon.
Private equity firm MBK Partners has teamed with Young Poong Corp, the largest shareholder of Korea Zinc Co, to launch a joint tender offer to acquire a controlling stake in the world’s leading refined zinc producer, valuing the company at KRW13.7tn won ($10.3bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds managed by private investment firm Apollo have acquired a majority interest in Freedom CNG (Freedom), an owner and operator of compressed natural gas and renewable natural gas fuelling infrastructure in Texas.
Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based mid-market buy-out firm, has acquired UK Addiction Treatment Group, the UK’s largest residential addiction treatment group with over 200 beds across eight residential facilities.
North American private equity firm Atlas Partners is to make a $1bn investment in Sedgwick, a global provider of insurance claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, in a deal that values the business at $13.2bn.
Renovus Capital Partners has acquired QualX Corporation, a provider of records and information management, digital transformation, and business process improvement services to agencies across the US Federal government.
Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, is to acquire Miller Environmental Group, a provider of waste, industrial, and environmental services across the US, from GenNx360 Capital Partners.
European investment firm Armen, which focuses on buying stake in private equity firms, has made its first foray into the alternative credit space with the acquisition of a 16% stake in Chorus Capital, provider of default protection for loan portfolios, according to a report by Bloomberg.
OceanSound Partners, a growth-oriented PE firm that invests in tech and tech-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated markets, has acquired PAR Excellence System from Northlane Capital Partners.
Robert Seminara, head of Europe at Apollo Global Management, has reported a noticeable rise in private equity deal activity, and is forecasting attractive returns for investors entering the market now, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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