Muzinich Private Debt has provided debt financing to real-time financial data provider Market News International (MNI) in a sponsored transaction with private equity firm Tenzing, providing MNI with additional firepower to support future investments and bolt on acquisitions.

Private equity firm EQT has entered into talks over a deal to acquire UK-based data centre operator Global Switch, which is controlled by Chinese steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang group, according to a report by Reuters, citing unnamed sources. The sales process for Global Switch first for underway in mid-2022, but according

DCP Capital, a China-based private equity firm, is looking to sell Singapore-based portfolio company MFS Technology, a manufacturer of flexible printed circuit boards, for at least $550 million, according to a report by Reuters. Unnamed Reuters sources say that marketing for the sale targeting both financial sponsors and strategic buyers

MindGeek, the owner of several pornographic video-streaming platforms and studios, including Pornhub, is being acquired by Ethical Capital, a new private equity firm based in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, according to a report by The Financial Times. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. According to unnamed FT

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has paid $155 million to acquire a “significant minority stake” in Indonesian gas company PT Samator Indo Gas from existing company shareholders, according to a press statement. Following CVC’s investment, the Harsono family will continue to hold a majority stake in the business and

Fintech-focused private equity firm Motive Partners is in discussions to acquire ACI Worldwide Inc, a provider of payments software and services to banks, merchants and other customers, according to a report by Bloomberg. Unnamed Bloomberg sources familiar with the matter say that Motive has been exploring funding options for a

Court Square Capital Partners, a middle market-focused private equity firm with $7.4 billion in assets under management, has made a strategic investment in Five Star Parks & Attractions, a developer and operator of large-format family entertainment centres. 

Kester Capital, a UK lower mid-market private equity specialist, has invested in MAP Patient Access, a specialist in market access consulting services to the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors. The investment represents Kester’s fifth investment in the life sciences sector.    Headquartered in Cambridge, MAP is dedicated to accelerating patient access