Nordic Capital and Astorg have agreed to sell their co-controlling stakes in Clario, a provider of digital endpoint solutions for clinical trials, to Thermo Fisher Scientific in an all-cash transaction reportedly valued at around $8.9bn.
Hollyport Capital, a specialist secondary investor focused on capturing value in legacy private equity assets, has closed its ninth flagship fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX. The fund was oversubscribed and raised $4.3bn, including the General Partner’s commitment, which exceeded the Fund’s $3bn target and is more than double the size
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) has approved $65m in new commitments to private equity and $300m to private credit strategies during its October board meeting.
Singapore-based sovereign investor GIC is exploring the sale of private equity fund stakes with a net asset value of at least $1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
London-based private-equity firm GHO Capital Partners LLP has raised more than €2.5bn ($2.9bn) in commitments for its latest fund GHO Capital IV LP, the firm’s largest to date and 25% larger than its predecessor, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jamf, the Minneapolis-based company specialising in managing and securing Apple devices in enterprise, education, and government environments, has agreed to be acquired by Francisco Partners in a deal valued at approximately $2.2bn.
Private credit lending to large corporates is showing early signs of loosening standards, though the broader market is not considered overheated, industry executives said at the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh, according to a report by Reuters.
The Australian-listed Domino’s Pizza franchise has rejected claims that Bain Capital is preparing a takeover bid for the business, according to a report by Reuters. A potential deal was reportedly set to be worth up to AUD4bn ($2.6bn).
Brookfield’s global head of private equity, Anuj Ranjan, believes that rising private credit activity is complementing — not displacing — traditional private equity buy-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Chinese private equity firm Boyu Capital is leading the race to acquire a controlling stake in Starbucks’ China operations, in a deal that could value the business at more than $4bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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