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Apollo sells 28.4% Vallourec stake to ArcelorMittal for €955m

Funds managed by global alternative asset manager Apollo have agreed to sell 65.2m common equity shares in Vallourec, a manufacturer of premium tubular steel products, to Luxembourg-based multinational steel manufacturing corporation ArcelorMittal, for approximately €955m.

Saudi PIF’s Jada makes second private credit investment

Jada, a unit of Saudi Arabia’s PIF sovereign fund, has made a $53m investment into a fund raised by San Francisco-based Partners for Growth, its second private credit investment to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Pacific Avenue to acquire filtration specialist Purflux

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on corporate carve-outs and other middle-market transactions, will acquire Sogefi Filtration and Sogefi USA, the filtration business of Milan-based Sogefi.

KKR to take MDF Commerce private in CAD255m deal

Funds managed by global buyout firm KKR have agreed an all-cash take-private deal for MDF Commerce, a software-as-a-service company focused on digital commerce technologies, at an equity valuation of CAD255m.

MIG Capital closes Series A financing for HawkCell 

German venture capital investor MIG Capital has closed a Series A financing for HawkCell, a French healthtech startup developing a solution to turn human MRI into the first animal-dedicated imaging enhanced with AI algorithms.

Fortress completes £354m Loungers acquisition

Funds managed by affiliates of $49bn investments manager Fortress Investment Group have completed the acquisition of Loungers, a British cafe-bar and restaurant chain operating over 200 locations in the United Kingdom for £354.4m.

Alto Partners and EOS to acquire controlling stake in EF Group

Alto Partners and EOS Investment Management have jointly agreed to acquire a majority stake in EF Group, an Italian specialist in the design and construction of spaces and environments for events, exhibitions, corporate headquarters, showrooms and concept stores.

HIG Capital sells ICG Group to SPIE Group

Global alternative investment firm HIG Capital is to sell its portfolio company, ICG Group, a provider of communication infrastructure services, to SPIE Group, a European specialist in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications.

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