TOP STORY: Permira is preparing to sell US-based contract drug manufacturer Cambrex, seeking a valuation of up to $4bn for the business, according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Thoma Bravo is preparing to divest Houston-based school safety software provider Raptor Technologies in a deal that could value the business at more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
US buyout firm GTCR is exploring a potential acquisition of residential security company SimpliSafe, currently owned by Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Starbucks’ China operations have drawn non-binding offers from PE firms, including Carlyle, EQT, Hillhouse, Primavera Capital, Bain Capital and KKR, that value the business at around $5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Global PE and private credit firms are accelerating their push into Asia’s fast-growing education sector, with the likes of Apollo Global Management and KKR backing large-scale school operators to capitalise on surging demand for private education across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Aon has agreed to sell a majority stake in NFP’s wealth management division to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a deal valued at $2.7 billion, marking a swift return of the assets to their former owner, according to a report by Reuters.
Global private equity firm Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Automic Group, a provider of financial market infrastructure and fund administration services in Australia and New Zealand. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Phoenix Education Partners, a portfolio company of global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management, has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a report by Reuters.
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, including PE firms Silver Point Capital and Apollo Global Management, have submitted a revised operational plan to UK regulator Ofwat as part of efforts to avert the collapse of the UK’s largest water utility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Legence, the Blackstone-owned engineering and building services provider, has filed for a US initial public offering targeting a valuation of up to $2.95bn, as the post-summer pipeline of new listings begins to build momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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