LDC, a private equity investment firm and part of the Lloyds Banking Group, has backed the management buyout of Taking Care, an Exeter-headquartered provider of technology-enabled care products and services, from AXA Health.
Growth equity firm General Atlantic is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Mexican football, acquiring a significant minority stake in one of the country’s most successful clubs and its flagship stadium, ahead o the 2026 FIFA World Cup, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings has agreed to sell its real estate business to a private equity consortium led by KKR and PAG for approximately JPY477bn ($3.1bn), as the company accelerates efforts to streamline its portfolio and redeploy capital into core operations, according to a report by Reuters.
British private equity firm Oakley Capital has agreed to a majority ownership investment in Ben Ainslie’s Athena Racing team, providing long-term funding for Britain’s bid in the 2027 America’s Cup, according to a report by Reuters.
Private investment firm TPG has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Conservice, a leading US-based utility management platform serving the property management industry, in a transaction designed to support the company’s next phase of growth.
KKR has agreed to provide private credit financing to a desalination plant in Saudi Arabia, marking the alternative asset manager’s first investment deal in the kingdom, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ares Management could pursue the acquisition of a sizeable private equity firm as it looks to strengthen its buyout platform and compete more directly with industry heavyweights such as Blackstone, KKR and Apollo Global Management, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real assets, is to acquire a 65 per cent stake in BP’s Castrol lubricants business for approximately $6bn in a deal that values the unit at $10.1bn.
Global regulators are increasing scrutiny of credit ratings used in the private credit market, amid concerns over transparency, conflicts of interest and potential “ratings shopping” within the rapidly expanding asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Permira has agreed to sell Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose to Chinese investment group HSG in a transaction valuing the business at just over €2.5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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