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Deals

Inflexion to buy green consultant

Inflexion is to acquire a majority stake in dss+, a provider of sustainability-focussed operations management consulting services, from Gyrus Capital, via its Buyout Fund VI, which closed with £2.5 billion in capital commitments in March 2022.

ARX sells Czech engineering firm

ARX Equity Partners, a Central Europe-focused private equity firm, has completed the sale of TES Vsetin, a Czech electro-mechanical engineering company, to a private equity consortium of Genesis Capital and Avallon. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Yellow Wood makes Suave move

Consumer-focussed private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners has acquired Unilever’s Suave beauty and personal care brand, which includes hair care, skin care, skin cleansing and deodorant products, in North America. Suave will continue to be owned and operated by Unilever outside of the US and Canada.

Bridge to acquire PE secondaries specialist

Bridge Investment Group Holdings is to acquire Newbury Partners, an investment manager that specialises in acquiring limited partnership interests in private equity funds through secondary transactions, in an all-cash transaction valued at $320.1 million.

Warburg Pincus

Warburg Pincus makes progress on second Chinese mutual fund firm deal

Warburg Pincus’ interest in China’s $3.8 billion mutual fund industry shows no sign of abating with the US private equity giant reportedly making progress on the acquisition of a stake in Zhong Ou Asset Management Co from Intesa Sanpaolo,  according to a report by Reuters.

L Catterton to sell UK luxury boat-builder to KPS

Consumer-focussed private investor L Catterton is close to agreeing the sale of UK-based luxury boat-builder Princess Yachts to US private equity firm KPS Capital Partners (KPS), with a deal set to be announced as as early as this week, according to a report by PlymouthLive. Over the past 30 years,

Transport specialist raises $110m at $3.5bn valuation

Public transport specialist Via has raised $110 million in a financing round led by 83North, at a valuation of $3.5 billion, the same as the company’s previous financing in November 2021. Exor NV, Pitango, Janus Henderson, CF Private Equity, Planven Entrepreneur Ventures, Riverpark Ventures, and ION Crossover Partners also participated

Eureka invests in healthcare comms firm

Eureka Equity Partners has recapitalised Blueprint NYC a healthcare communications agency providing promotional services to pharmaceutical manufacturers and biotech companies, in partnership with the firm’s founders and senior team leaders.

IPOs

Tikehau portfolio co completes €922m IPO

Alternative investment manager Tikehau Capital’s portfolio company EuroGroup Laminations, a specialist in the design and production of the “motor core” for electric motors and generators, has completed its initial public offering, with the firm’s shares now trading on Euronext Milan under the ticker symbol EGLA.

CVC to acquire stake in Indonesian gas co

Global private equity and investment advisory firm CVC Capital Partners is in negotiations to acquire a minority stake in Indonesian gas company PT Samator Indo Gas, according to a report by Bloomberg. The size of the stake is reportedly 30% with an expected valuation of between $150 million and $200

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