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Oaktree taps BofA, JPMorgan for potential Utmost IPO

Oaktree Capital Management has selected Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase to help arrange a potential London IPO of UK-based wealth solutions provider Utmost Group, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.

Thoma Bravo agrees WWEX deal to create $12bn shipping tech platform

Thoma Bravo is to acquire US-based third-party logistics provider WWEX Group and combine it with its existing portfolio company Auctane. Financial terms of the deal have not been confirmed, although reports suggest the combined logistics and shipping technology platform will have a value of up to $12bn.

Bain Capital invests in Tingstad

Bain Capital has announced an investment in Tingstad, a Swedish family-owned specialist distributor of non-food consumables. The investment is made by the firm’s private equity team in Europe. Headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and founded by the Jigberg family in 1959, Tingstad serves a customer base across HoReCa hotels, restaurants, catering,

GIP and EQT agree $10.7bn AES deal

Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT, alongside co-investors CalPERS and Qatar Investment Authority, have agreed to acquire US-based power company AES Corp in a deal valuing the company at $10.7bn in equity and approximately $33.4bn enterprise value, including assumed debt.

GA-led share sale values ByteDance at $550bn

Private equity firm General Atlantic is seeking to sell a stake in ByteDance, in a transaction that values the social media group at around $550bn, according to a report by Reuters.

EQT drops takeover pursuit of Oxford Biomedica

EQT AB has decided not to proceed with a takeover offer for Oxford Biomedica, according to a report by Reuters, after previous plans were rejected on the grounds that they undervalued the business.

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