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Perwyn to exit semiconductor workforce solutions company for $275m

Perwyn, a European private equity investor, has entered an agreement to exit its holding in WGNSTAR to ABM in a cash transaction valued at approximately $275m. With locations in Ireland and six cities in the United States, WGNSTAR is a provider of managed workforce solutions and equipment support services for

Mizuho to buy controlling stake in KKR-backed Avendus

Mizuho Financial Group, Japan’s third largest banking group, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus Capital, the India-focused investment bank backed by private equity firm KKR, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Mutares exits Fuentes Quality Logistics

Mutares SE & Co KGaA has sold its portfolio company Fuentes Quality Logistics SL (Fuentes), a service company involved in temperature-controlled logistics with revenues of approximately €200m, to a consortium led by Ontime franchise and the founding family.

Investindustrial appoints new co-head of operational improvement

Investindustrial has appointed Alberto Bettoli as co-head of operational improvement. Bettoli will formally join the firm in April 2026 following a 26-year career at McKinsey & Company, where he most recently served as senior partner, leading client service teams and advising executives across industries and functions including strategy, M&A, commercial

Audax completes exit from Enviromatic Systems

Audax Private Equity, a capital partner for middle and lower-middle market companies, has sold Enviromatic Systems, a provider of essential facility services for building management systems. Chicago-based Wind Point Partners acquired Enviromatic on December 8, 2025. Terms of the deal are not disclosed.

PAI Partners acquires Innovad Group from IK Partners

PAI Partners has agreed to acquire Innovad Group, a global specialty animal feed additives player, from IK Partners (IK), a European private equity firm. PAI is acquiring its stake from the IK IX Fund. The Innovad management team, led by Ben Letor, will reinvest as part of the transaction.

Medline targets $55bn valuation in mega PE-backed IPO

Medline, the medical supply manufacturer backed by Blackstone, Carlyle, and Hellman & Friedman, is targeting a $55bn valuation in a US IPO which would make it one of the largest PE-backed listings ever, according to a report by Reuters.

Bridgepoint to reinvest in Brevo, as the company reaches unicorn status

Bridgepoint has reinvested in Brevo, a European customer engagement software brand, as part of the company’s latest €500m financing round. As a result of the round, Brevo has officially become a unicorn for the first time. Bridgepoint has reinvested as a minority shareholder through Bridgepoint Development Capital V, a lower

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