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Bridgepoint to acquire RoC Skincare

Bridgepoint, via Bridgepoint Europe VII, a fund focused on investing in mid-market growth businesses, is to acquire RoC Skincare, with existing backer Gryphon Investors, selling its majority shareholding in RoC as part of the transaction.

Blackstone makes minority growth investment in Salas O’Brien

Funds managed by Blackstone have made a minority growth investment in Salas O’Brien, an employee-owned engineering and technical services firm, aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion in the architectural, engineering, and construction market.

Equistone sells CH&CO stake to Compass Group 

Equistone Partners Europe, a private equity firm specialising in European mid-market buyouts, has sold its stake in CH&CO, a provider of premium contract and hospitality services in the UK and Ireland valued at £475m, to Compass Group, a major European contract catering provider.

Arcmont’s new European direct lending fund attracts €10bn

Arcmont Asset Management, an affiliate of investment manager Nuveen, has reached the high end of its fundraising target range for its latest European direct lending fund, with the fund attracting €10bn in capital commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Astorg appoints four senior executives

Astorg, a European private equity firm, has appointed four Managing Directors – Tobias Nordblom, Alexandre Dussaucy, Corinne Schreiber, and Valérie Legat – across its flagship, investor relations and digital sections.

CEO acquires majority ownership of Argus Media as Hg sells stake 

Private equity firm Hg is to sell its £52m stake in Argus Media Group to Chairman and CEO Adrian Binks and existing minority investor General Atlantic, with Binks becoming majority owner of the London-based oil news and pricing data provider as a result, according to a report by Reuters.

Bain Capital Credit closes latest fund at more than $1bn

Bain Capital Credit, the firm’s global credit business with $45bn in AUM, has closed its latest debt vehicle, Bain Capital Middle Market Credit 2022, with commitments totalling more than $1bn, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Blackstone agrees $3.5bn Tricon take-private deal

Private equity giant Blackstone is returning to the North American rental housing market, having agreed to acquire Canadian real estate firm Tricon Residential in a take-private deal with a $3.5bn price tag.

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