Private equity firms KKR and Apax Partners are among the bidders competing to acquire Portuguese packaging manufacturer Logoplaste in a deal that could value the business at more than €1.7bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Advent International has teamed up with payments platform Stripe to make a joint offer to acquire PayPal in a transaction valuing the digital payments company at more than $53bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has agreed to sell industrial distribution platform FloWorks International to Ferguson Enterprises in a cash transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.6bn.
Private equity firm Seidler Equity Partners is exploring the sale of its stake in Rawlings Sporting Goods, the iconic US baseball equipment manufacturer, in a deal that could value the business at around $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Perwyn has agreed to exit its investment in UK business utilities provider Everflow, generating a 7.2x multiple on invested capital after backing the company’s expansion over the past eight years.
Private equity firm Harith General Partners has received antitrust approval for its proposed acquisition of South African low-cost airline FlySafair, marking a key step towards completing the transaction, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone has led a $5.34bn investment into a new joint venture with US energy infrastructure company Williams, alongside Apollo and investment vehicles managed by KKR, to fund a portfolio of behind-the-meter power generation projects.
Private equity firm Ardian has agreed to acquire a majority stake in German battery technology specialist Munich Electrification, backing the company’s next phase of growth with additional capital to accelerate product development, international expansion and potential acquisitions.
Warburg Pincus is close to acquiring specialty pharmacy company Pantherx Rare in a transaction valued at more than $7bn, including debt, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Danish defence technology company UMag Solutions, backing the drone-based sensing specialist as demand for advanced military technologies continues to grow across Europe and NATO member states.
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