Deals
Global investment firm KKR is to acquire ProTen, one of Australia’s largest broiler chicken growers, from Aware Super, according to a joint statement released on Wednesday. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
US private equity giant KKR has agreed to acquire UK-listed scientific instruments maker Spectris in a deal worth approximately £4.7bn ($6.5bn), including debt, after outbidding rival suitor Advent International, according to a report by Reuters.
Warner Music Group and private investment major Bain Capital have launched a new $1.2bn joint venture aimed at acquiring music catalogues across both recorded music and publishing rights, the companies announced in a statement on Tuesday.
Brightstar Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in business services, industrials, consumer, and government services and technology companies, has acquired PlayAGS, a global full-service gaming supplier of high-performing slot, table, and interactive products.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire private equity firm KKR’s controlling stake in JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals in a transaction valued at approximately $1.4bn, marking one of the largest healthcare M&A deals in India this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TorQuest Partners, the Canadian mid-market private equity firm, has acquired GlassRatner Advisory & Capital Group and B Riley Farber Advisory – collectively known as GlassRatner – from B Riley Financial, in a $118m transaction, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private equity firm CVC, through its CVC Diversified Infrastructure Fund (CVC DIF), has entered into a strategic partnership with National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed) to acquire PAL Cooling Holding from Multiply Group, with the transaction implying an equity valuation of approximately AED3.8bn ($1.03bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Pan-European private equity investor Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Origin Fund (Origin) is to sell legaltech platform vLex to Clio, a global specialist in legal technology headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in a deal that values the business at $1bn.
Private equity giant Warburg Pincus has acquired a majority stake in Uvex, the German safety and sports equipment company best known for its ski helmets and protective eyewear, in a transaction valued at approximately €800m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HIG Capital is preparing to launch a formal sale process for Interpath Advisory, the former KPMG restructuring unit it acquired in 2021, with a target valuation of approximately £800m, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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