Bain Capital Credit and UBS Group AG are providing a combined AUD540m loan to Australian healthcare equipment supplier Aidacare, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Private investment major Blackstone is to acquire Champions Group, a provider of essential home services, from Odyssey Investment Partners, in a deal reportedly valuing the Orange County, California-based business at around $2.5bn.
Volkswagen has drawn bids from top private equity firms, including EQT, Blackstone, and CVC Capital Partners, for its Everllence division, the shipping engines and heat pump business formerly known as MAN Energy Solutions, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Main Capital Partners has exited Paragin Group, a provider of exam & assessment software solutions, to ECI Partners. Since Main’s initial investment in 2021, Paragin has expanded its international footprint, with an increased presence across the Benelux region.
Tech infrastructure and cybersecurity firm Align Managed Services has been selected by 47 Ventures as its strategic technology partner.
Services-focused investor Maple Park Capital Partners has appointed Steve Wiborg, co-founder and executive chairman of Ampler Holdings and director at Maple Park portfolio company Rita’s Italian Ice, as an operating advisor. Wiborg’s appointment follows Maple Park’s appointment of Jason Kidd as an operating advisor to the firm last month.
UK-based Pinewood Technologies saw its shares fall on Monday following Apax Partners’ decision to abandoned its proposed £575m takeover, citing challenging market conditions amid a broader sell-off in technology stocks linked to AI concerns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Fortress Investment Group LLC is adding an unleveraged sleeve to its latest private credit vehicle as it looks to broaden appeal among insurance companies and European institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Banks are preparing to launch the sale of around €4bn of acquisition financing to support Carlyle Inc’s buyout of the coatings business of BASF SE, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The package is expected to include dollar- and euro-denominated leveraged loans alongside euro
US private equity firm Carlyle Group has supported a £150m refinancing at online retailer The Very Group, converting debt into equity in a moved designed to strengthen the company’s balance sheet, according to a report by The Independent.
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