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Omni sells majority position in Vivup

Omni Partners has sold its majority stake in wellbeing and employee benefits provider Vivup to growth equity firm Great Hill Partners, with the transaction subject to FCA approval and expected to close in Q2 2024.

DW Healthcare Partners sells DermLite to FotoFinder

Healthcare-focused private equity firm DW Healthcare Partners has sold DermLite Holdco I, a portfolio company of its Founders Fund, to FotoFinder Systems, a portfolio company of Paris-based private equity firm EMZ Partners.

KKR mulls $1bn EuroKids school chain sale

KKR & Co is considering a sale of its controlling stake in Indian pre-school and early-learning provider EuroKids International for around $1bn, as well as other options for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Platinum Equity considers $2bn Club Car sale 

Private equity firm Platinum Equity has hired advisers from investment bank Goldman Sachs in exploring a sale of golf cart manufacturer Club Car that could value the company at more than $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources.

Blackstone partners with Finnish S-Bank for European private credit fund 

Blackstone has partnered with Finland’s S-Bank to broaden access to its European private credit fund, with the latter creating a feeder fund that will invest its clients’ capital into the Blackstone European Private Credit Fund SICAV, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.

Gemspring Capital sells Insurvia to BharCap Partners 

US middle market private equity firm Gemspring Capital has completed the sale of insurance services holding company Insurvia to an affiliate of private investment firm BharCap Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Ardian acquires data centre platform Verne in £450m deal

French private investment firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Verne, a data centre platform headquartered in the UK and diversified across Northern Europe, from investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure, in a deal worth up to £450m.

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