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CenterOak sells Wetzel’s Pretzels for $207m

CenterOak Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has completed the sale of Wetzel’s Pretzels to MTY Franchising USA, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTY Food Group Inc, for a cash purchase price of $207 million.  

Tiger Infrastructure Partners Fund III acquires IAC

Tiger Infrastructure Partners a private equity firm focused on middle market growth infrastructure investments, has acquired International Aerospace Coatings (IAC), an aviation services provider headquartered in Shannon, Ireland and Irvine, California.  

MidOcean Partners exits Nutrabolt

MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has exited its position in Nutrabolt, an active health and wellness company.

DWS considering sale of PE secondaries business

DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank AG, is exploring the possible sale of its private equity secondaries business as part of a wider company plan to withdraw from areas of operation where it currently lacks scale, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as

Avant Secures $250m funding from Ares Management Corporation

Avant, a credit-first financial technology company that provides access to financial solutions to underserved non-prime consumers, has secured $250 million of corporate debt and redeemable preferred equity from Ares Management Alternative Credit funds .

Arlington Capital Partners sells Octo to IBM

Arlington Capital Partners, a Washington, DC-based private equity firm, is to sell Octo, a pure-play digital modernisation solutions provider to the US federal government, to IBM. 

Global M&A deals up 3% in 2022

New figures from Datasite, a virtual data room provider for mergers and acquisitions due diligence, reveal that M&A deals are up by 3% when compared to the same period last year. Datasite, which facilitates approximately 13,000 deals annually, compiled the figures based on the deals taking place on its platform

KKR to acquire Clinisupplies

KKR is to acquire Clinisupplies, a specialist in continence care products in the UK, from Healthium. Financial details of the transaction, which will see Clinisupplies’ existing management team continue to hold a minority position in the business, have not been disclosed. KKR is investing in Clinisupplies through KKR Health Care

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