Inflexion Private Equity Partners is buying UK-listed global law firm DWF Group in a recommended all-cash offer for £342 million, according to a report by Marketwatch. DWF shares rose 13% following the announcement on Friday. Its price had earlier risen after the legal and business services provider DWF and London-based
KKR is nearing a deal to acquire chemical maker Chase for approximately $1.3 billion including debt, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The specialist chemical manufacturer – which has a market capitalization of $1.18 billon – gained 3% this week on the back of reports of a
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is investing in SEV, a Burbank, California-based manager and operator of med spas which provide cosmetic services such as laser hair removal, injectables and body contouring. SEV, which was founded in 2010, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Sevana Petrosian and
Glow Capital Partners has taken a 51% stake in Australian hospitality uniform brand Cargo Crew, in the first deal for the Sydney-based private equity firm’s Glow Growth Fund I. Glow Capital was established in 2021 by former Quadrant Private Equity managing partner Justin Ryan, and Quadrant portfolio company Adore Beauty’s
Buyout firm Thomas H Lee Partners has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in US-based fund administrator Standish Management that values the business at around $1.6bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Funds managed by KKR are to lead a $190m Series C fundraising round in MUSINSA, one of Korea’s leading online fashion marketplaces, with participation from independent investment management firm Wellington Management. Founded in 2001 as an online leisure shoe community, MUSINSA today features more than 8,000 local and foreign designer
Global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation is to acquire 100% of Crescent Point Capital, an Asia-focused private equity firm with approximately $3.8 billion of assets under management, as of 31 March 2023.
Software-focused private investment major Thoma Bravo has closed a strategic growth investment in Bluesight, a provider of pharmacy software solutions, to support the company’s acquisition of Medacist, a specialist in drug diversion monitoring. Financial terms of the transaction, which will see current Bluesight investor New Leaf Ventures remain invested in
European PE firms pivoted away from large buyout deals in the first six months of the year, amid a slowdown in debt markets and uncertainty over valuations, to focus on their buy-and-build strategies, according to a report by Private Equity News. The report cites data from CMBOR, the Centre for
US private equity investment firm Searchlight Capital has agreed to buy UK specialist asset manager Gresham House in an all-cash deal with an enterprise value of £440.6m, sending shares in the London-listed group up more than 50% on Monday.
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