KKR has completed the JPY7.2 billion ($5.2 billion) acquisition of Hitachi Transport System (HTS), a third-party logistics business based in Japan, from Hitachi, with the company set to be renamed as LOGISTEED Ltd from 1 April 2023.  KKR holds the shares of HTS through HTSK Co, Ltd (HTSK), a special

Affiliates of buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are to take Focus Financial Partners private in an all-cash transaction valued at more than $7 billion including debt, with stockholders of Focus set to receive $53 per share held.

Private equity firm Crescent Capital Partners is considering selling Australia-based healthcare recruitment firm, Healthcare Australia Pty in a deal that could value the firm at about AUD700 million ($471 million), according to a report by Bloomberg. Bloomberg sources have said that Crescent Capital is currently working with an adviser to

An affiliate of Turnspire Capital Partners has acquired USG Water Solutions, a provider of water asset management services for small and medium public water utilities in North America, from Veolia North America, the US holding company of Veolia Environnement. 

Increasing demand for data storage and cloud computing services prompted private equity firms to acquire data centres in near-record numbers last year, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

IK Partners’ IK Small Cap III Fund is to invest in Responda Group, a provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Sweden. 

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired Kilwin’s Quality Confections, Inc and Kilwins Chocolates Franchise, Inc, a franchisor, retailer, manufacturer and distributor of premium quality chocolate, ice cream and confectionary products. 

Indian carmaker Tata Motors is looking to raise up to $1 billion through the sale of a stake in its electric vehicle business and has opened discussions with a number of sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors over a potential deal, according to a report by the Economic Times.

US-based global private equity investor Apollo Global Management has had three approaches to acquire UK energy services and consulting firm John Wood Group rejected by the Aberdeen-based company, according to a report by The Guardian.