Global private investment firm KKR is to acquire Salt Lake City-based edtech Instructure Holdings in a take private deal valued at $4.8bn. Under the terms of the all-cash deal, Instructure shareholders will receive $23.60 per share.
Funds managed by global private investment firm KKR have acquired Marmic Fire & Safety, a provider of fire protection equipment inspection, testing and maintenance services, from HGGC.
Global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management is to acquire Evri, one of the largest parcel delivery companies in the UK, from private investment firm Advent International in a £2.7bn deal which is expected to close in Q3 2024, according to reports.
Agellus Capital, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on B2B, non-discretionary consumer, supply chain and infrastructure services, has closed its debut fund, Agellus Capital Private Equity Fund I, with total limited partner capital commitments of $400m.
21 Invest, the private equity firm led by Italian businessman Alessandro Benetton, is weighing up a potential sale of Italian eye-care company Sifi after nearly a decade of ownership, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Volpi Capital, a technology investor in the European lower mid-market, has held the final close of Volpi Capital Investments III with €428m in total capital commitments.
Dutch firm Waterland Private Equity has made an investment in Beyond Law Group, which is intended to support the law firm’s growth through recruitment, the expansion of existing practices as well as acquisitions of niche practices.
3i Group is to sell its investment in Weener Plastics, a plastic packaging provider, to Silgan Holdings. Proceeds to 3i are estimated to be around £283m, which represents an approximately 21% uplift on its 31 March valuation.
Private equity firms Clayton Dubilier & Rice and Permira have made a bid to acquire French cybersecurity specialist Exclusive Networks, in a deal that values the company at approximately €2.2bn ($2.4bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
The value of UK M&A activity for the first half of 2024 rose by two-thirds compared to the same period last year despite volume being down by a fifth over the same period, according to figures from PwC’s latest Global M&A Industry Trends report.
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