Private equity firms have significantly increased their buyouts of British companies, with 95 deals worth a cumulative £13.8bn in the first half of 2024, according to a report by the Times citing industry research.

A number of private equity firms including Bain Capital and Cinven are considering making a bid to acquire Sanofi’s consumer health business unit for around $20bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

An affiliate of HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $64bn of capital under management, is to acquire CGH Group, a manufacturer of large, engineered storage tanks and tank accessories in EMEA.

European private equity firm Charme Capital Partners will invest in Animalia, a provider of veterinary care services in Italy.

Swedish private equity firm EQT is to acquire Keywords Studios, an Irish company focused on developing software used in video games, in a deal that values the business at £2.2bn, according to a report by MarketWatch.

KnowBe4, a security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, has completed the acquisition of cyber security specialist Egress, the portfolio company of private equity firm Albion.

Golding Capital Partners has completed a second exit from its ‘Buyout Co-Investment 2020’ strategy with the sale of its stake in private equity manager Livingbridge’s portfolio company Quorum Cyber, to Charlesbank Capital Partners.

CVC has completed the acquisition of DIF Capital Partners and the acquisition of the final 20% stake in Glendower Capital, with the latter having been rebranded with immediate effect as CVC Secondary Partners, and the former as CVC DIF.