Bain Capital has made an offer to take Chinese data centre operator Chindata Group private in a deal valuing the business at $2.93 billion, with the company’s shares jumping by 14% as result, according to a report by Reuters.Â
BlackRock Inc has accelerated the growth of its credit platform with a deal to acquire full control of Kreos Capital, a provider of growth and venture debt financing to companies in the technology and healthcare industries.
Life insurance company Japan Post Insurance has entered into a new strategic partnership with investment firms KKR & Co, and Global Atlantic Financial Group. Japan Post Insurance will additionally invest in a reinsurance co-investment vehicle sponsored by Global Atlantic.
Just Climate, an investment business established by Generation Investment Management to address the net-zero challenge at scale, closed its inaugural fund, Climate Assets Fund I, with $1.5 billion in capital commitments exceeding its $1 billion target.
MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has acquired QualiTech, a family-owned global manufacturer of plant nutrition, animal nutrition and food ingredient products and services.Â
Cleantech investor Earth Capital Limited (ECL) has made an investment in Ace Aquatec, an aquaculture technology company which specialises in ‘welfare-first outcomes, with the funds set to be used to grow its current portfolio of products and markets.
Sequoia, the giant global venture capital firm known for early investment in a host of now leading tech companies including Google, Instagram, Airbnb, WhatsApp, Zoom, ByteDance and GoTo, is breaking itself up into three distinct firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private investment firm Bain Capital has secured the support of the board of Australia’s Estia Health for its improved AUD826.8 million ($552.05m) offer to acquire the later-life care provider, according to a report by Reuters.
Nexa Equity, a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in lower-middle market application software and fintech businesses, has closed its inaugural fund, Nexa Equity Fund I, with more than $180 million in capital commitments.
M&A in the UK in Q1 2023 was down on the previous quarter, according to the latest figures from the ONS, but RSM UK says the appetite to invest is improving, largely due to economic recovery – albeit slow – and early signs of ‘realignment of expectations’ from sellers.
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