The European Union-backed €5bn Scaleup Europe Fund, managed by EQT, has invested in a $400m Series C fundraising round by Swedish AI coding company Lovable, valuing the fast-growing ‘vibe coding’ startup at $13.3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BlueFive Capital, an private investment firm backed by Bugatti, is among a group of investors led by Nelson Peltz’s activist investment firm Trian Fund Management, that could launch a take-private bid for US burger chain Wendy’s, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity firm TPG has agreed to acquire a 61% stake in South Korea’s largest car-rental company, Lotte Rental, from two affiliates of Lotte Group in a deal valued at KRW1.31tn ($925m), according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone and three major Canadian institutional investors have agreed to acquire a 25% interest in Air Canada’s Aeroplan loyalty programme in a transaction that values the business at CAD10bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Sports Capital has agreed a $2.6bn investment in Yankee Global Enterprises, providing the owner of the New York Yankees with fresh capital to reduce debt and pursue new commercial opportunities, according to a report by Reuters.
Defence technology company Lyntris is targeting a US initial public offering that could raise up to $528m, providing private equity backer Trive Capital with an opportunity to sell down part of its investment amid strong public-market demand for defence companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Nvidia has teamed up with some of the world’s largest alternative asset managers and investment banks to create financing platforms that could channel more than $500bn of external capital into AI infrastructure over the coming years, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
CyrusOne, the data centre operator owned by KKR and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners, is preparing for a potential US initial public offering as early as 2027, in what could become one of the sector’s largest listings in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone-backed marina operator Safe Harbor Marinas is nearing an agreement to acquire US recreational yacht retailer MarineMax in a transaction valued at approximately $1.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firms are increasingly looking to public markets to exit portfolio companies as a shortage of strategic buyers continues to constrain traditional M&A routes, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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