The value of brand management firm WHP Global, whose holdings include Anne Klein, Joseph Abboud, Toys”R”Us, Lotto and a 60% interest in fashion apparel retailer Express Inc, has risen to $1.6 billion following a $375 million investment from the private equity unit of Ares Management Corporation, according to a report
An affiliate of alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital, has acquired Polygon, a Rome- and Milan-based provider of integrated healthcare maintenance services to hospitals in Italy and Spain.
Epiris, via Epiris Fund III, has acquired LoneStar Group (LoneStar), a global manufacturer and supplier of fasteners, sealing products, precision-engineered components, and pipeline packages for the world’s industrial and energy markets.Â
Permira has held the final close of its latest flagship buyout fund, Permira VIII with total capital commitments of €16.7 billion. The fund saw strong demand from investors, closing above its target size of €15 billion, which represents a ~50% increase in size compared to its predecessor fund.
BPEA EQT is set to merge two of its Hong Kong-based portfolio companies – business services firms Tricor and Vistra – in a deal valuing the combined entity at about $6.5 billion including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has held the final close of the Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI (RMCF VI) with $1.872 billion in investable capital, making it the company’s largest fund to date.Â
Private equity firm Advent International is working with private bankers to prepare for a sale of its portfolio company Idemia, a French biometrics and identity verification specialist, which could see the firm change hands for over €4 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds managed by CVC Capital Partners have made a major investment in women’s tennis paying $150 million for a 20% stake in the Women’s Tennis Association’s new commercial venture, which will focus on increasing revenues for the sport.
HarbourVest Partners has expanded its senior team with a raft of promotions including the appointment of nine new managing directors, seven new principals, and five senior vice presidents across the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. In addition to the managing directors, principals and senior vice presidents, this round of promotions
Golub Capital has made three new additions to its London-based team – Daniel von Rothenburg as managing director and head of EMEA on the business development team, Philipp Schroeder as a Senior Director, and Mensah Lambie as a principal, both on the Direct Lending team.
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