Eurazeo, through its mid-large buyout team and co-investors, has completed its acquisition of Eres Group for over €350m, marking the fifth transaction for its ECV fund, which is now more than 40% deployed.
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the sale of Fiven, a producer of silicon carbide grains and powders, to Kymera International, a portfolio company of Palladium Equity Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
LDC, Lloyds Banking Group’s private equity division, has exited its investment in Hill Biscuits to Cerealto UK, a portfolio company of Davidson Kempner Capital Management and Afendis Capital Management.
Polish private equity firm Innova Capital Group, via its fund, Innova/6, has agreed to sell Optical Investment Group, a Romanian retailer of optical eyecare and eyewear products, to Italian-French multinational EssilorLuxottica.
KKR has competed its acquisition of Avantus, a US developer of solar and solar storage projects. Avantus has also secured a $522m development facility arranged by KKR Capital Markets and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.
Private investment firm Arctos Partners has acquired British Columbia Investment Management Corporation’s majority stake in Europe-focused private credit firm Hayfin Capital Management.
AXA Investment Managers’ private markets unit, AXA IM Prime, has acquired a 20% stake in Rivage Investment, a French private credit firm specialising in infrastructure debt, which oversees more than €7.7bn ($8.3bn) in committed capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Winterberg Advisory’s portfolio company, Healthcare Holding Schweiz, has acquired Naropa Reha, a Swiss rehabilitation and care provider.
A consortium of direct lenders, including Ares Management Corp and HPS Investment Partners, is arranging a $3bn credit facility to support Carlyle Group Inc’s potential acquisition of Baxter International Inc’s Vantive kidney-care division, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Arctos Partners, known for its investments in high-profile sports teams including Paris Saint-Germain and the Boston Red Sox, is in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in private credit firm Hayfin Capital Management.
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