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Medline targets $55bn valuation in mega PE-backed IPO

Medline, the medical supply manufacturer backed by Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, is targeting a $55bn valuation in a US IPO which would make it one of the largest PE-backed listings ever, according to a report by Reuters.

Bain Capital and SMBC Launch €1.5bn joint lending platform

Bain Capital, a global private investment firm, has launched a joint venture with bookrunner SMBC to establish a new European loan platform providing up to €1.5bn in senior secured credit to corporate borrowers across Europe and the UK. The platform is structured as a co-governed credit vehicle, combining SMBC’s pan-European

Stifel co-heads exit Eaton Partners subsidiary

Stifel Financial executives Dirk Jonske and Adrian Siew have left the firm’s Eaton Partners subsidiary, where they co-led the GP Solutions advisory business, focused on private market fundraising in the secondary market, according to a report by Bloomberg.

EQT moves to reassure investors over co-investment fee plans

Swedish investment firm EQT has sought to reassure institutional investors that it does not plan to charge fees on co-investments following comments by Chief Executive Per Franzen that raised concerns among clients, according to a report by Bloomberg.

HongShan submits €2.5bn offer for Permira-owned Golden Goose

China-based HongShan Capital Group has submitted a €2.5bn ($2.91bn) offer to buy Italian luxury sneaker maker Golden Goose from private equity firm Permira, according to a report by la Repubblica. The parties are reportedly aiming to sign a deal by Christmas.

L’Oréal doubles Galderma stake to 20% in deal with EQT-led group

L’Oréal has agreed to double its stake in Galderma Group to 20% as it deepens its exposure to the fast-growing injectable aesthetics market, according to a report by Bloomberg. The shares are being acquired from an investor consortium led by private equity firm EQT, although financial terms were not disclosed.

KKR in advanced talks to acquire sports-focussed PE firm Arctos

US private capital giant KKR is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in Arctos Partners, a private equity firm specialising in minority investments in professional sports teams, according to a report by the Financial Times.

UBS’s billionaire clients plan to cut private equity fund allocations

Close to a third of 87 of UBS’s billionaire clients surveyed by the firm are preparing to reduce their exposure over the next 12 months to private equity funds as higher interest rates and slower exits continue to put pressure on the asset class, according to the a report by

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