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Cerberus sells flight services provider for $2.25bn

Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm specialising in distressed investing with around $55 billion under management, has completed the sale of Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to SATS for an enterprise value of €2.25 billion. Cerberus acquired WFS in 2018 for an enterprise value of €1.2 billion. Since then, WFS

MSCP sells fertility specialist

Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, the middle-market focused private equity team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, is to sell Ovation Fertility to US Fertility. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

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M&G to oppose PE bid for UK events group Hyve

M&G Investments, along with two other large shareholders, is to vote against a proposed private equity takeover of British events group Hyve PLC because the bid significantly undervalues the international exhibition company, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Ancala strikes renewable energy firm deal

Ancala Partners has acquired a majority interest in Noventa Energy Partners, a global renewable energy company which provides a full suite of services to decarbonise the heating and cooling of buildings, for an undisclosed amount. 

BC Partners to acquire Greek education group

BC Partners is to acquire a majority stake in Metropolitan College and AKMI IEK, a provider of post-secondary education in Greece, in partnership with founders Konstantinos and Kalliopi Rodopoulos, who remain shareholders and will continue to support the business.

Limerston Capital makes life sciences acquisition

Limerston Capital has acquired Concept Life Sciences, a leading integrated drug discovery, development and manufacturing organisation, in a carve-out from Spectris plc, through its new fund Limerston Capital Partners II, LP.  The acquisition is Limerston’s fourth platform deal in the life sciences space. The firm targets UK businesses with EBITDA

DW Healthcare Partners raises $210m for Founders Fund

DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed the DW Healthcare Partners Small Cap, a fund focused on lower middle market healthcare investments, with $210 million in total capital commitments. 

Riverside creates cleanrooms platform

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, is to acquire Dastex Reinraumzubehör GmbH & Co, an independently owned cleanroom garment & consumables distributor in Europe, and Vita Verita, a leading player in the Swedish market, as a first add-on to the

Market Decline

Global dealmaking falls to ten-year low

Rising interest rates, high inflation and concerns over a global recession, saw global mergers & acquisitions dealmaking fall to its lowest level in more than ten years in the first quarter of the year, according to a report by Reuters, citing data from Dealogic.

Vista completes insuretech deal

Vista Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of Duck Creek Technologies a provider of property and casualty and general insurance software solutions, for $19.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $2.6 billion.

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