Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.
Investment banks including Goldman Sachs Group, Citigroup and Barclays are among a number of investment banks that are looking to take back leveraged finance deals lost to private credit lenders during the market volatility of recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Muzinich & Co has provided debt financing to the AFO Group, a London-headquartered network of strategic communications agencies, to refinance existing facilities and support future investments and bolt-on acquisitions.
PSG Equity, a growth equity firm focused on software and technology-enabled services companies, has paid over €100m to acquire a majority interest in Visit Group, a Nordic-based, hospitality and travel software company.
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.
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 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.
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, an infrastructure services provider and portfolio company of private equity firms Investcorp and Trilantic North America, has acquired BC Cannon, a supplier of traffic control services and products.
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, 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.
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