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HIG Capital completes acquisition of CHA Consulting

An affiliate of HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $60bn of capital under management, has completed the acquisition of CHA Consulting, an engineering, design, consulting and programme management firm.

CVC opts for bank deals over private credit for latest buyouts

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.

Bridgepoint to acquire RoC Skincare

Bridgepoint, via Bridgepoint Europe VII, a fund focused on investing in mid-market growth businesses, is to acquire RoC Skincare, with existing backer Gryphon Investors, selling its majority shareholding in RoC as part of the transaction.

Blackstone makes minority growth investment in Salas O’Brien

Funds managed by Blackstone have made a minority growth investment in Salas O’Brien, an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm, aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion in the architectural, engineering, and construction market.

Equistone sells CH&CO stake to Compass Group 

Equistone Partners Europe, a private equity firm specialising in European mid-market buyouts, has sold its stake in CH&CO, a provider of premium contract and hospitality services in the UK and Ireland valued at £475m, to Compass Group, a major European contract catering provider.

CEO acquires majority ownership of Argus Media as Hg sells stake 

Private equity firm Hg is to sell its £52m stake in Argus Media Group to Chairman and CEO Adrian Binks and existing minority investor General Atlantic, with Binks becoming majority owner of the London-based oil news and pricing data provider as a result, according to a report by Reuters.

Blackstone agrees $3.5bn Tricon take-private deal

Private equity giant Blackstone is returning to the North American rental housing market, having agreed to acquire Canadian real estate firm Tricon Residential in a take-private deal with a $3.5bn price tag.

Alto Partners closes latest fund at €273m 

Alto Partners, an Italian mid-market private equity firm, has closed its latest fund, Alto Capital V, at €273m, notching a 30% increase over its predecessor, Alto Capital IV, which closed at €210m.

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