US private equity firms are set to post a second year of recovery in exit activity, with total realised value in 2025 already surpassing last year, according to a report by Reuters citing new data from PitchBook. Buyout firms completed roughly 1,300 exits through October, generating an estimated $621.7bn, compared
Bridgepoint has reinvested in Brevo, a European customer engagement software brand, as part of the company’s latest €500m financing round. As a result of the round, Brevo has officially become a unicorn for the first time. Bridgepoint has reinvested as a minority shareholder through Bridgepoint Development Capital V, a lower
Smiths Group has agreed to sell its airport security scanning division, Smiths Detection, to CVC Capital Partners in a transaction valuing the business at £2bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digita Group has reached an agreement to be acquired by GI Partners. Digita is one of the largest independent, diversified tower companies in the Nordics, with nationwide tower portfolios across both Finland and Iceland. It also has a longstanding partnership with Yle, Finland’s public TV and radio broadcaster.
AUB Group shares fell sharply on Monday after EQT and CVC Asia Pacific ended a takeover pursuit that saw the Australian insurance broker valued at AUD5.25bn ($3.44bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Perwyn, a European private equity investor, has entered an agreement to exit its holding in Interact Software (Interact) to funds managed by Castik Capital, realising a 3.2x multiple on invested capital.
Epiris Fund III, advised by Epiris LLP, has agreed to acquire Winterflood Business Services, a provider of trading and custody solutions to the UK wealth management industry, from Marex Group plc.
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to invest £1.1bn ($1.3bn) in UK-based renewable energy developer Low Carbon, taking a majority stake in the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Italian Benetton family has merged its private capital arm 21 Invest with Milan-based Tages to create a new €3bn platform, 21 Next, as part of a plan to scale its assets to €10bn within five years, according to a report by the Financial Times. Edizione, the family’s holding company,
China Investment Corp is close to completing the sale of about $1bn in US private equity fund stakes, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move comes as the $1.3tn sovereign wealth fund continues to scale back exposure to US private markets.
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