BC Partners-backed telecommunications provider United Group has appointed Stan Miller, a telecoms veteran and former CEO of Royal KPN NV’s mobile division, as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding founder Dragan Šolak and current CEO Victoriya Boklag, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have emerged as the leading contenders to acquire a majority stake in the proposed joint venture combining Orange and MásMóvil’s Spanish telecom operations, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the process.
KPS Capital Partners has opted out of talks with Warburg Pincus over a potential joint bid to acquire Gerresheimer AG, the German specialist in pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources close to the discussions.
Caris Life Sciences, the precision oncology firm backed by Sixth Street and JH Whitney, has revised its IPO price range upwards, and is now aiming for a valuation of up to $5.67bn as it prepares to list on the Nasdaq this week, according to a report by Reuters.
PSG, which specialised in partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to capitalise on transformational growth, has made a strategic growth investment in Button, a mobile commerce optimisation and retail media platform.
Partners Group has acquired MPM Products, a global pet food business focused on premium wet cat food brands, including Applaws, Reveal, and Encore, from 3i.
Carlyle AlpInvest, a subsidiary of Carlyle, has provided $600m in preferred equity financing for Horizon II, a private equity programme run by Federated Hermes Private Equity.
Hunter Point Capital (HPC) has agreed to acquire a 16.1% stake in Equitix, an international investor, developer, and fund manager in infrastructure, from Tetragon Financial Group, at an implied enterprise value of £1.3bn, excluding net debt.
German mid-market private equity firm Vorsprung Management has appointed former Credit Suisse executive Joachim Ringer as Partner, as the firm looks to strengthen its investment capabilities and drive strategic growth across Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Investors are planning to increase private credit and secondaries allocations amid growing macro-economic uncertainty, reflecting a shift toward more defensive investment strategies, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Capital Barometer.
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