Revolution Beauty Group has rejected a takeover offer from consumer-focused private equity firm True, as the embattled UK cosmetics brand continues to evaluate strategic options including a potential equity raise, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Shares in Australian financial software provider Iress surged on Friday following confirmation that the company is in early-stage talks with Blackstone and Thoma Bravo regarding a potential acquisition, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management has increased the size of its net asset value (NAV) loan to SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 to $5.4bn, in what is now the largest known NAV-backed facility to date, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Manulife Financial has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in middle-market lender Comvest Credit Partners, creating an $18.4bn private credit platform as the Canadian insurer deepens its push into alternative assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TPG’s Asia-focused private equity platform has agreed to acquire ASX-listed automotive software provider Infomedia in a deal valuing the company’s equity at AUD651m (circa $421m), according to a report by Reuters.
International private equity firm Cinven has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Objectway, a leading provider of end-to-end digital software solutions for wealth managers, banks, and asset managers globally.
Blackstone has launched a JPY507.4bn ($3.5bn) tender offer to take Tokyo-listed engineering staffing firm TechnoPro Holdings private, marking its latest move in an increasingly competitive Japanese buyout market, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone’s publicly listed business development company, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, has further marked down its largest investment, a private loan to Thoma Bravo-backed Medallia, amid ongoing underperformance at the enterprise software firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
ATL Partners, a sector-focused private equity firm, has sold its majority stake in GCL, a global leader in live events and luxury goods specialty logistics, to Providence Equity Partners, a private equity firm with significant experience investing in and supporting the growth of companies in the entertainment and media sectors.
Apollo has acquired a majority interest in Stream Data Centers (SDC), marking a significant move into digital infrastructure as demand for hyperscale capacity surges amid rapid advances in artificial intelligence and cloud computing, according to a report by Reuters.
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