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Deals

HIG Capital buys beauty products platform

HIG Capital, a global private equity investment firm with $54 billion of equity capital under management, has acquired a controlling stake in Pinalli, a distribution platform for beauty & personal care products. 

ARC Group makes NYC move

ARC Group, a specialist in M&A and capital markets advisory services, is establishing a presence in New York City through the acquisition of a controlling stake in US-based private equity and advisory firm Luminous Capital.

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Hicks to exit drilling firm through SPAC deal

Drilling Tools International, an oilfield services firm which builds and rents out drilling equipment for oil and gas companies, is to list in New York after agreeing to merge with special purpose acquisition company ROC Energy Acquisition Corp, according to a report by Reuters.

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

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