Wall Street is gearing up for a resurgence in initial public offerings as private equity firms including Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman look to capitalise on buoyant US equity markets to offload investments, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US private equity giant KKR has escalated its battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital over the acquisition of Japanese software company Fuji Soft, accusing Bain of violating a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), according to a report by Reuters.
Insignia Financial’s shares surged to a three-year high on Monday after the Australian financial services company announced an AUD2.87bn ($1.78bn) takeover bid from US-based private investment firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Middle-market private equity firm One Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of EthosEnergy, a global provider of rotating equipment for customers in the power generation, energy, industrial, and aerospace and defence markets.
The New Hampshire Retirement System has approved two major commitments to alternative investments, totalling a combined $100m, as part of its ongoing strategy to diversify its portfolio, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
Law firm Debevoise & Plimpton has expanded its 500-plus strong private equity group with the addition of private equity M&A lawyer James Grimwood as a Partner. Grimwood’s appointment was originally announced in October 2024.
Creador, a PE firm focused on investments in businesses operating in South and Southeast Asia, has acquired a controlling stake in Southeast Asia hospitality marketplace MG Group, which serves over 3,650,000 accommodation suppliers and 8000 global buyers.
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Truelink Capital has completed its previously announced acquisition of global exhibition and events management firm GES in a carve-out deal from Viad Corp valued at $535m.
Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, the private equity owner of UK-based chipmaker Imagination Technologies, has enlisted investment bank Lazard to explore a potential sale of the business it acquired for £550m in 2017, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds advised by global private investment firm Permira are to acquire a majority stake in Westbridge Advisory, a European energy and sustainability advisory firm servicing institutional real estate clients.
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