Private equity firm Atlas Holdings has agreed to acquire ODP Corp, the parent company of Office Depot, in a transaction valued at around $1bn. Under the terms, Atlas will pay $28 per share, a 34% premium to ODP’s closing price last Friday, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Apollo Global Management is in advanced negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Spanish La Liga football club Atletico de Madrid, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Yesway Inc, the US convenience store operator backed by real estate private equity firm Brookwood Financial Partners, is preparing to launch an initial public offering that could raise around $300m, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Keensight Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Isto Biologics, a US-based orthobiologics specialist, from Thompson Street Capital Partners in a deal valued at around $1bn according to a report by Bloomberg.
Verisure, the Swiss-based home and small business security provider majority-owned by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, is planning a €3.1bn ($3.7bn) listing on Nasdaq Stockholm, in what could be one of Europe’s largest IPOs in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.
EQT is evaluating strategic options for First Student, the North American school bus operator it acquired in 2021, including a potential US initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Swedish private equity firm EQT has kicked off the sale of GlobalConnect, its Nordic broadband and data centre platform, in a deal that could value the business at around €8bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Onex Partners has agreed to acquire Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) from KKR in a deal that marks a strong exit for the private equity firm and delivers significant cash distributions to the company’s nearly 400 employees, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone and TPG have renewed talks over a possible acquisition of women’s health diagnostics specialist Hologic, in what could become one of the largest healthcare private equity transactions of 2025, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Shares in German sportswear group Puma surged more than 11% on Wednesday following a report by Manager Magazin that private equity firm CVC and brand management company Authentic Brands are exploring a takeover bid for the company.
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