Sweden-based private-markets firm EQT AB is aiming to more than double its European investments — raising them from roughly €120bn over the last five years, to €250bn over the next five — according to a report by Reuters.
Global investment firm Permira has realised its investment in Nexthink, a developer of Digital Employee Experience management software. The all-cash transaction, which values the business at around $3bn sees Vista Equity Partners acquire a majority holding.
Peter Stefanski, a veteran of Thoma Bravo, has joined Nexa Equity as a partner to bolster the firm’s focus on AI-driven investments, according to a report by Reuters. Stefanski spent 14 years at Thoma Bravo, including time working as a partner on the firm’s flagship fund.
Diversis Capital, a lower mid-market software and technology-focused private equity firm, has closed its third fund at $1.2bn, exceeding the initial $850m target and nearly doubling the size of its 2021 Fund II, which raised $680m, according to a report by Buyouts Insider.
UK-based private equity firm Cinven is weighing a potential exit for German software company Think‑cell, with the business possibly being marketed at a valuation of up to €3bn ($3.5bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc is deploying more than $1bn in private credit to refinance loans tied to clinical trial software company Signant Health, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment company will reportedly hold more than half the total debt, with other direct lenders joining in the future.
French media and entertainment group Banijay has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in sports-betting operator Tipico from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the owner of Burger King, has shortlisted Chinese private equity firms CPE and HSG as potential acquirers of a controlling stake in the fast food chain’s China business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Private investment giant Blackstone has appointed Michele Raba, previously head of European Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, to lead its European corporate private equity business, according to a report by Reuters.
Sweden’s EQT – one of Europe’s largest private equity firms – has made a takeover approach for Australia’s AUB Group, valuing the insurance broking and risk services company at around AUD5.25bn ($3.41bn), according to a report by Reuters.
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