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Trinity Hunt Partners acquires majority stake in Coker Group 

Texas-based private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners has made a majority investment in Coker Group, a US healthcare advisory firm serving hospitals, private and health system-affiliated physician groups, private equity-backed platforms and ancillary healthcare entities.

Exponent invests in Ethos Engineering 

European private equity firm Exponent is to invest in Ethos Engineering, a Dublin-based provider of sustainable data centre design services delivered across the EMEA region, and will back its incumbent management team, led by CEO Greg Hayden.

Apollo makes $11bn Paramount Pictures bid

Private equity major Apollo Global Management has made an $11bn offer to acquire Paramount Global’s Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person with knowledge of the matter.

Hg makes CUBE investment

Hg, a private investment firm focused on European and transatlantic software and services businesses, has made a significant investment in CUBE, a specialist in automated regulatory intelligence and regulatory change management technology.

Carlyle closing in on deal for $1.5bn Thyssen unit

Global private equity firm Carlyle Group is closing in on a deal to acquire a majority stake in Thyssenkrupp’s Marine Systems business at a value of about €1.5bn ($1.6bn) including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

PAI Partners acquires Beautynova from BlueGem 

French private equity firm PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in global professional haircare platform Beautynova from BlueGem Capital Partners, a pan-European PE firm focused on non-discretionary consumer staples.

Wynnchurch Capital exits LPW Group

Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has exited its investment in LPW Group Holdings, a designer of valves and other flow control products, through a sale of the business to Oaktree Capital Management.

New Mountain acquires majority stake in Grant Thornton

New Mountain Capital, a New York-based private equity firm with $50bn in AUM, has acquired a majority stake in the US arm of Grant Thornton, the third largest accounting firm in the US outside of the Big Four – Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC.

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