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Magnesium Capital acquires ABEC

ABEC, a European Building Automation specialist, has been acquired by funds advised by private equity firm Magnesium Capital supported by credit fund DunPort Capital Management.

Horizon Technology Finance appoints CIO

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation, an affiliate of Monroe Capital that provides secured loans to VC and PE-backed and publicly traded companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information, and sustainability sectors has appointed Paul Seitz as its new Chief Investment Officer.

HIG Capital adds MD to European middle market PE team

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with $70bn of capital under management, has appointed Antonin Marcus as a Managing Director in the firm’s Middle Market Private Equity team in France.

BGF adds to Deep Tech & Climate Advisory Board

BGF has appointed Indro Mukerjee to its Deep Tech & Climate Advisory Board, a high-level group of experts chaired by Baroness Brown of Cambridge, which plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s strategy in the evolving deep tech sector.

Advent’s $5bn Spectris takeover proposal gets board support

Private equity giant Advent International is one step closer to sealing its largest UK deal this year after Spectris, the British precision instrumentation and software company, said it would back a formal £3.73bn ($5.06bn) offer – if Advent proceeds, according to a report by Reuters.

KKR, Brookfield among bidders eyeing Macquarie’s $3.6bn DIG Airgas

Macquarie Asset Management is preparing to divest DIG Airgas, South Korea’s third-largest industrial gas producer, in a transaction that could fetch up to $3.6bn, with a number of global PE firms, including KKR and Brookfield Asset Management, vying for the asset, according to a report by Reuters.

Inflexion sells Medik8 majority stake to L’Oreal

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has sold a majority shareholding of premium British skincare brand, Medik8, to L’Oréal Groupe. As part of the transaction, Inflexion will retain a minority shareholding in Medik8.

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