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TPG to acquire majority stake in Sabre Industries from Blackstone

TPG has signed definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Sabre Industries, Inc. It will make the investment through TPG Rise Climate, the firm’s dedicated climate investing platform. Funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, which first invested in Sabre in 2021, will retain a significant minority stake and

GBL to invest in Rayner alongside CVC

GBL is set to invest €0.5bn of equity to acquire a co-controlling minority stake in Rayner from CVC Capital Partners VIII. GBL will partner with CVC and Rayner’s management team to support Rayner in its international growth ambitions.

HIG Capital completes acquisition of CargoTuff

An affiliate of alternative investment firm HIG Capital has completed the acquisition of CargoTuff, a manufacturer and distributor of load securement products. CargoTuff’s management team, led by Co-CEOs Helmut Elze and Selim Akdogan, will continue to lead the company.

Blackstone completing $3.5bn loan for data centre growth

Blackstone is finalising a loan of more than AUD5bn ($3.5bn) to support the data centre expansion of Australian AI infrastructure firm Firmus Technologies, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.

Alignment Growth leads $63m Kings League funding

Gerard Piqué’s Kings League has raised $63m in new funding, led by growth equity investor Alignment Growth, to support its global expansion, including a push into the US market, according to a report by PE Insights.

Bridgepoint exits sealing solutions business Flexitallic

Mid-market investor Bridgepoint has sold its stake in Flexitallic, a global provider of highly engineered sealing and joint integrity solutions, to Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin. Bridgepoint will fully exit its holding, having first partnered with Flexitallic in 2013.

EQT explores potential exit from Thinkproject

Swedish private equity firm EQT is assessing options for a potential sale of its stake in Thinkproject, a Europe-focused software-as-a-service provider, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

KKR-led consortium to acquire STT GDC for $5.2bn

An investor group led by private investment major KKR & Co has agreed to acquire Singapore-based data centre operator STT GDC Pte for SGD6.6bn ($5.2bn) in cash, marking the latest major transaction in the digital infrastructure sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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