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TPG suffers $600m loss on Anastasia Beverly Hills investment

TPG has reduced its stake in cosmetics group Anastasia Beverly Hills as part of a debt restructuring, largely wiping out the private equity firm’s $600m investment, according to a report by Bloomberg. TPG now holds around 6% of the business, down from the roughly 38% it acquired in 2018.

Mutares exits Fuentes Quality Logistics

Mutares SE & Co KGaA has sold its portfolio company Fuentes Quality Logistics SL (Fuentes), a service company involved in temperature-controlled logistics with revenues of approximately €200m, to a consortium led by Ontime franchise and the founding family.

Thoma Bravo explores merger to build $12bn shipping technology group

Thoma Bravo is in talks to merge shipping software provider Auctane with third-party logistics company WWEX to create a combined business valued at up to $12bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The private equity firm is reportedly proposing an equity injection of around

AA and RAC’s PE owners eye exits

The private equity owners of the UK’s two largest roadside recovery businesses, the AA and the RAC, are moving toward potential exits next year, with both companies targeting valuations of around £5bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Coca-Cola scrambles to rescue Costa Coffee TDR sale

Coca-Cola held last-ditch talks with private equity firm TDR Capital over the weekend in a bid to to salvage the proposed deal for the sale of Costa Coffee after negotiations stalled over price, according to a report by the Financial Times.

SK Capital to acquire Swixx Biopharma at €1.5bn-plus valuation

US-based private investment firm SK Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Swixx Biopharma from HBM Healthcare Investments AG and other investors including PE firm Mérieux Equity Partners in a deal that values the pharmaceutical services group at over €1.5bn.

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