A planned sale of UK accountancy firm Xeinadin has been shelved after Exponent failed to secure bids meeting its £1bn-plus valuation expectations, according to a report by the Financial Times. The UK buyout firm backed the business four years ago, and had appointed Evercore to run an auction last summer.
Thoma Bravo is exploring a sale of identity management software provider Imprivata, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The firm is reportedly working with advisers at JPMorgan and Evercore on a process that remains at an early stage.
Growth equity investment firm Verdane has partnered with Scott Capital Partners and made a significant majority investment in Bluewater Bio, a UK-based technology company focused on sustainable solutions for water reuse, via Aquavest, a global water technology platform.
US private equity major Carlyle is in preliminary talks with Abu Dhabi investors, including Mubadala, IHC and XRG, to bring in co-investors for its proposed acquisition of Lukoil’s international assets, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell its Japanese personal care portfolio company FineToday to Bain Capital in a transaction valued at approximately JPY200bn ($1.29bn), according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Carne Group, based on an enterprise valuation of €1.4bn. Carne Group is an independent third-party management company, and provider of fund regulation and governance solutions.
Blackstone is considering the sale of Singapore-based Interplex’s information and communications technology unit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Blackstone portfolio company Liftoff Mobile is targeting a valuation of up to $5.17bn in its initial public offering in the United States, the latest in a string of Blackstone-backed listings, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital and Blackstone are among the private equity firms in the next round of bidding for UK-based supplement maker Vitabiotics Ltd, sources familiar with the matter say, with EQT and TPG having also advanced in the process, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co are reportedly in discussions to join KKR & Co and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd in a potential acquisition of data centre operator STT GDC Pte, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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