Drone manufacturer AeroVironment is to acquire BlueHalo, a defence and space technology firm primarily owned by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners, in an all-stock deal valued at approximately $4.1bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Quorum Software, a provider of oil and gas industry software, and a portfolio company of PE firm Thoma Bravo, has successfully refinanced its debt at more favourable terms due to overwhelming interest from private credit lenders, according to a report by Bloomberg.
San Francisco-based fintech company Arc has unveiled Arc Intelligence, an AI-driven platform designed to streamline financial processes in the booming private credit market, which is projected to reach $2.8tn by 2028.
Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols (GRLS.MC) has rebuffed a potential takeover bid from Canadian investment firm Brookfield, arguing that the €6.45bn ($6.8bn) proposal significantly undervalues the company’s growth prospects and long-term potential, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital has completed fundraising for its Special Situation Fund II, bringing the total amount raised for its second vintage of special situations platform funds to $9bn – $5.7bn for Fund II, inclusive of co-investments and separately managed accounts, and $3.3bn for the previously closed Special Situations Asia and Europe
Private investment house Ardian has sold its 49% stake in Autopista Trados 45 (Trados) to Abertis, an international motorway operator headquartered in Spain. Abertis was already the majority shareholder in Trados.
Baird Capital, the global private equity and venture capital arm of Baird, has appointed Daina Spedding as a Director with the firm’s Global Private Equity team based in London to focus on sourcing and driving PE investments globally.
The Maine Public Employees Retirement System (MainePERS), based in Augusta, has approved two alternative investment commitments totalling up to $200m, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online citing James Bennett, the Chief Investment Officer of the $20.2bn pension fund.
Nordic Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare, tech and payments, and financial services sectors, has entered into exclusive negotiations regarding the acquisition of Anaqua from private investment firm Astorg.
Brookfield Credit, the $305bn private credit investment division of $1tn-plus global alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management, is to make a $1bn investment in 17Capital’s net-asset-value private credit strategies.
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