Private equity firms KKR and Energy Capital Partners are considering raising their offer for Irish energy distributor DCC after the company rejected an earlier takeover proposal, according to a Bloomberg News report citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Eurazeo has completed the first close of its PME V fund at more than €1bn, marking a fundraising milestone broadly in line with the previous vintage and underscoring continued institutional appetite for European mid-market buyouts.
Blackstone Inc has entered into a strategic joint venture with Google Cloud to develop a new US-based AI infrastructure company focused on delivering compute-as-a-service powered by Tensor Processing Units (TPUs).
OMMAX and Singulier have agreed to combine operations to create a scaled European AI-focused management consulting platform aimed at helping corporates and private equity firms translate artificial intelligence strategies into measurable business outcomes.
Global Healthcare Opportunities and CBC Group have agreed to merge their operations, forming a combined healthcare investment platform with more than $21bn in assets under management, according to a joint statement from the firms.
Hong Kong-based IDG Capital is seeking to raise approximately $2bn for a new growth fund focused on consumer technology and consumer-oriented businesses, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
360 ONE Asset Management is preparing to launch its sixth private credit fund with a target size of up to $500m, according to people familiar with the plans, highlighting continued investor demand for private debt opportunities in India, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Inc has stepped away from a potential takeover effort for German advertising group Stroeer SE & Co KGaA at a valuation of around €2.5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
EQT AB says its new technology-focused initiative will help address Europe’s persistent difficulty in scaling startups into global technology leaders, as policymakers and investors seek to retain high-growth companies within the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Hg has transferred around €500m of assets from its €19bn software platform Visma into a newly created Luxembourg-based vehicle, as longer-term listing plans for the business remain on hold, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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