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Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis strikes Bieber deal

Hipgnoisis Song Management, a Blackstone-backed, UK investment firm focussed on music catalogues and royalties, has acquired the rights to Justice Bieber’s publishing and recorded music back-catalogue in a deal valued at around $200 million, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The deal covers more than 290 titles

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EnCap to sell Texas oil and gas producer

Energy focussed private equity firm EnCap Investments has agreed to sell Advance Energy Partners Holdings, a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer, to Matador Resources in a deal worth $1.6 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Bain to acquire stake in $4bn Indian REIT from Blackstone

Private equity firm Bain Capital is in talks with Blackstone to acquire around 50% of its stake in Embassy Office Parks, India’s largest real estate investment trust (REIT), in a deal worth up to $480 million, according to a report by Reuters.

Oaktree sells further stake in Norwegian tanker business

Oaktree Capital Management, a US-based private investment firm focussed on distressed debt investment strategies, has sold an additional stake of 25.2 million shares in the Oslo-listed product tanker unit of BW Group, Hafnia, according to a report by Splash247. Oaktree-controlled OCM Luxembourg Chemical Tankers used Fearnley Securities, Jefferies and Pareto

Godspeed acquires engineering consultancy

Godspeed Capital Management, a private equity firm focussed on defence & government services, solutions, and technology investments, has acquired Morris & Associates, Engineers, a Texas-based engineering and architectural firm. 

PE firm Helios to list energy assets through $1bn SPAC deal

Private equity firm Helios Investment Partners plans to list some of its assets in the US via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Onyx Acquisition Co I in a deal valued at nearly $1 billion, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

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Thoma Bravo to acquire digital investigation software specialist

Software and technology private investment specialist Thoma Bravo is to add another cybersecurity asset to its portfolio with the $1.3 billion acquisition of Canada’s Magnet Forensics, a specialist in digital investigation software, according to report by Bloomberg.

Ardian acquires majority stake in CRM specialist

Private investment firm Ardian is to acquire a majority stake of about 60% in Assist Digital, a provider of end-to-end customer experience services and a specialist in digital services and CRM technology with a network of 20 offices located across Europe, including in Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Spain

Kedaara Capital invests in Warburg Pincus-backed education lender

Avanse Financial Services, an education loan company backed by Warburg Pincus, has secured a $98 million investment from Kedaara Capital, a Mumbai-based private equity firm focussed on growth-oriented strategic and minority investments in India, according to a report by DealStreetAsia

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