Blackstone Inc is looking to sell a significant minority stake in IBS Software after the company’s plans for a stock market listing fell flat, and has entered into negotiations with several private equity funds over a potential deal, according to a report by Mint. Unnamed Mint sources say the private

The reinsurance group of Brookfield Asset Management is to acquire Argo Group International, a provider of casualty insurance for the manufacturing and services sectors in the United States, in a take-private deal worth $1.1 billion, according to a report by Reuters. Brookfield Reinsurance said on Wednesday that Argo shareholders will

AE Industrial Partners is to sell Enercon Services, a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm, to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. 

Private investment firm Carlyle Group Inc is in negotiations to acquire private healthcare technology firm Cotiviti Inc for a purchase price close to $15 billion, including debt, from Veritas Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites an unnamed source as revealing that Carlyle is hoping to partner

Healthcare focussed private investment firm CBC Group is considering selling its controlling stake in Anrei Medical (hz) Co, a China-based manufacturer of medical devices for minimally invasive surgery, in a deal that could be worth up to $737 million, according to a report by Bloomberg.

MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, is to acquire Raven Capital Management, a privately-owned alternative investment firm with $2.1 billion in assets under management invested across the credit spectrum.

Amulet Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity investment firm focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, has acquired Eruptr, a specialist in healthcare digital marketing providing proprietary technology-enabled solutions.

Carlyle Group and Louis Bacon, founder and CEO of hedge fund firm Moore Capital Management, are to sell commodity trader Traxys to a group of investors led by high-frequency trading firm Optiver, according to a report by Bloomberg. Dutch firm Optiver is a specialist market maker in liquid electronic markets

The value of Australian venture capital investments fell by around a third in 2022, mirroring slumps in listed global technology companies and venture markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.