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PE-backed HBX Group eyes $1bn Madrid IPO

HBX Group, the Spanish travel technology company known for its Hotelbeds brand and backed by private equity firms Cinven, EQT, and Canadian pension fund CPP Investments, is gearing up for a €1bn initial public offering in the coming weeks, according to a report by Reuters.

Norton Rose Fulbright adds Partner to PE team

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Jamal Tuhin as a Partner in London. Tuhin, who joins from Dechert, acts for PE and financial sponsor clients across Europe and the US on every phase of international and domestic M&A transactions.

IK Partners to sell GeoDynamics to Blinqx

IK Small Cap II Fund, a fund owned and managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, has agreed to sell its stake in GeoDynamics, a Belgian software firm focused on solutions for Human Resources finance professionals, to Blinqx.

Blackford Capital completes sale of Mopec Group

Blackford Capital, a lower middle market private equity firm, has closed the sale of portfolio company Mopec Group, a supplier of equipment, consumables, and services for pathology and anatomy professionals, to PE firm Waud Capital Partners.

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KKR exploring sale of Japan’s Seiyu supermarket chain

US private equity firm KKR is reportedly considering selling its majority stake in Japanese supermarket chain Seiyu, in a deal estimated to be worth several hundred billion yen (equivalent to several billion dollars), according to a report from the Nikkei business daily on Tuesday.

PE to lobby Trump for retirement fund access

The US PE industry, via the American Investment Council, is gearing up to push the incoming Trump administration for expanded access to individual retirement savings, potentially unlocking trillions of investment dollars for its funds, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Pemberton adopts Broadridge’s Sentry Private Credit PMS

Pemberton Capital Advisors, a European private credit manager backed by insurers Legal & General, has adopted global fintech Broadridge’s Sentry Private Credit Portfolio Management solution as it looks to scale its private debt and CLO businesses.

Former KKR Korea exec departs to launch new PE firm

Lim Hyoung-seok, a former Vice President at KKR Korea, has left the global private equity firm after nine years to establish his own private equity fund, Neos Equity Partners, according to a report by the Korea Economic Daily.

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