Warburg Pincus is close to acquiring more than 30% of French diagnostics company Sebia, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The deal, which would reportedly value Sebia at approximately €5.5bn, would make Warburg its largest shareholder, and could be reached in the coming days.
Private investment major Brookfield is set to acquire the remaining 26% stake in US alternative asset manager Oaktree Capital Management for approximately $3bn, further bolstering its credit platform, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone has agreed to sell approximately £1bn ($1.3bn) of UK logistics assets to Tritax Big Box, receiving a combination of cash and a 9% equity stake in the company as part of the firm’s broader push into European real estate, according to a report by Reuters.
German chemical firm BASF has agreed to sell its automotive OEM coatings, automotive refining coatings, and surface treatment businesses to private investment major Carlyle, in partnership with the Qatar Investment Authority.
Warburg Pincus is set to acquire PSI Software, a German provider of software solutions for power and gas transmission grids and industrial automation, in a deal valuing the company at over €700m, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management and The Vistria Group scored a solid market debut for their education investment as University of Phoenix owner Phoenix Education Partners surged 18.8% on its first day of NYSE trading, valuing the company at around $1.35bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Software-focussed private investment firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $5.5bn leveraged loan to support its pending acquisition of HR software provider Dayforce Inc, following robust investor interest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alliance Laundry Systems made a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, closing its first day of trading up 11.4% giving the company a market valuation of roughly $4.8bn and marking a successful partial exit for PE firm BDT Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Turnspire Capital Partners portfolio company Infinity Engineered Products has acquired Meklas Otomotiv, a European manufacturer of air springs founded in 1986 which primarily serves aftermarket customers for commercial vehicle applications.
Shares in Verisure, the Hellman & Friedman-backed provider of monitored security systems, jumped nearly 25% in their Stockholm stock exchange debut on Wednesday, signalling renewed investor appetite for private equity-backed listings, according to a report by Reuters.
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