Private investment major The Carlyle Group has emerged as the leading bidder to acquire the coatings business of BASF in a deal that could value the business at around €7bn, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Shares in executive search and leadership advisory firm Heidrick & Struggles International surged nearly 20% on Monday after the firm announced a $1.3bn go-private agreement with a consortium led by Advent International and Corvex Private Equity, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone and Abu Dhabi-based Lunate have formed a strategic partnership to invest $5bn in logistics assets across the Gulf Cooperation Council region, underscoring the growing appeal of regional infrastructure and supply chain platforms to global private capital, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firms BC Partners and Pollen Street are preparing to return Shawbrook to the public markets, with the specialist lender confirming plans for a London IPO that could value the business at up to £2bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit investors are exploring a debt package of approximately £1.3bn to support a potential take-private transaction for London-listed fund solutions and corporate services provider JTC Plc, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Aurelius is reportedly exploring a sale of the Asia Pacific operations of LSG Group, the airline catering business it acquired from Lufthansa, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Bamboo, a fast-growing US homeowners’ insurance agency, from White Mountains Insurance Group in a transaction valuing the business at $1.75bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Catchment Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle market industrial businesses, has agreed its inaugural deal – a majority investment in Fidus Systems, a provider of electronic and embedded system design services.
European buyout firm PAI Partners has secured €3.6bn in fresh equity to extend its hold over Froneri, the ice cream joint venture it created with Nestlé in 2016, in one of the largest continuation fund transactions seen in Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR & Co has deepened its presence in the Gulf with the acquisition of a minority stake in Adnoc Gas Pipeline Assets LLC, marking the buyout firm’s second transaction in Abu Dhabi this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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