DigitalBridge Group Inc is to acquire energy-focused private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners in a deal valued at up to $1.05bn, as investors increasingly look to pair data centre capacity with reliable power supplies amid surging AI-driven demand, according to a report by the FT.
CVC Capital Partners has exited its position in Naturgy, selling its entire 13.8% stake in the Spanish energy group in a transaction valued at around €4bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Applied Aerospace & Defense is targeting a valuation of up to $3.59bn in its planned US initial public offering, as investor appetite for defence-related assets continues to strengthen amid rising geopolitical tensions, according to a report by Reuters.
Hg Capital has agreed to acquire California-based rights and royalties management software provider Rightsline in a deal valued at around $500m including debt, marking the firm’s first new buyout since the software sector sell-off earlier this year, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Apollo Global Management has made a £1.5bn approach for London-listed industrial services company Bodycote, according to a report by the Financial Times, marking the latest attempt by a private equity buyer to take a UK-listed business private.
Centerbridge Partners is in advanced talks to acquire a minority stake in commercial real estate company Merritt Properties, in a deal that would value the business at approximately $3bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Princeton Digital Group, backed by buyout firm Warburg Pincus, is preparing a sale of its China assets that could earn up to $1bn, as firms look to exit their data centre holdings in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT is targeting deals in the public markets as volatility and dislocation create new opportunities for take-private transactions and corporate carve-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the firm’s newly appointed private capital co-heads.
Lone Star Funds is exploring a potential sale of IKB Deutsche Industriebank nearly two decades after acquiring a controlling stake in the lender, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US utility group NextEra Energy has agreed to acquire oil and gas investment firm Caliber Resource Partners in a deal valued at around $1.3bn, while also forming a separate joint venture with Caliber’s private equity owner Quantum Capital Group, according to a report by Reuters.
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