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KKR-backed BrightSpring to revive $1bn IPO

BrightSpring Health Services Inc, a community-based healthcare services provider backed by global private investment firm KKR & Co, is moving ahead with plans to raise $1bn from a stock market listing, having shelved its initial IPO last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private lender Hayfin considering sale

London-based European private credit specialist Hayfin, which currently has around €30bn of assets under management, is considering options for its future including a potential sale of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Gulf Capital exits Metito with sale to Alpha Dhabi Holding

Gulf Capital has exited its investment in Metito Holdings after 17-years through the sale of a majority stake in the sustainable water solutions specialist held by a consortium of investors to Alpha Dhabi Holding, one of the UAE’s fastest-growing investment holding companies.

India-focused PE and VC funds raised record $8.5bn in 2022

A total of 70 India-focused private equity and venture capital funds closed in 2022, raising an aggregate $8.5bn in the process, is the highest ever annual fundraising value for the industry, according to a new report from Preqin.

IK Partners acquires co-controlling stake in MMS

IK Partners’ IK Small Cap III Fund has acquired a co-controlling stake in Metrology & Monitoring Solutions Group, a French metrology expert specialising in wireless temperature monitoring solutions for the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare and Food industries.

PAC acquires stake in LA-based private credit shop

Pacific Current Group has agreed a deal to acquire a minority 24.9% equity stake in Los Angeles-based private credit and structured equity investment management firm Avante Capital Partners for up to $40m.

McWin acquires majority Big Mamma stake

London-based private equity group McWin has acquired a majority stake in Big Mamma, the French-owned Italian restaurant group operating across five countries, in a deal that values the business at €270m, according to a report by The Financial Times.

PE firms file $750m Morgan Stanley fraud suit

Private equity firms Certares Management and Knighthead Capital Management, who claim they were defrauded in a deal to invest in a credit funding agreement for a US high-speed rail line, have sued Morgan Stanley for at least $750m, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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