Deals
Carlyle Group is bolstering its Tokyo bench, lining up 10 additional investment professionals as deployment begins for the firm’s fifth Japan buyout fund, a JPY430bn (circa $3bn) vehicle that closed late last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Strathcona Resources, which is controlled by private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, has tabled a CAD5.93bn ($4.25bn) cash-and-scrip offer for MEG Energy, targeting a merger of two of Canada’s largest pure-play thermal-oil-sands operators, according to a report by Reuters.
London-listed Primary Health Properties (PHP) has lobbied a sweetened offer for FTSE 250 healthcare REIT Assura, valuing the target at circa £1.68bn and eclipsing the agreed KKR/Stonepeak all-cash proposal, according to a report by Bloomberg.
XCL Education, a portfolio company of global private equity firm TPG, has raised $400m in a private credit facility to refinance existing debt led by Apollo Global Management, with additional participation from Partners Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Lotus Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure, has agreed to sell a portfolio of seven natural gas generation assets to Vistra Corp in a $1.9bn deal, as the utility giant positions itself to meet ballooning US electricity demand, according to a report by Reuters.
European private equity firm Cinven has mandated Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on a potential sale of Ufinet Group, a Madrid-based telecom infrastructure operator, in a deal that could value the business at approximately €6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adevinta, the Norway-based online classifieds group acquired last year by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and Permira, is preparing to divest its Spanish operations as part of a broader strategic reshaping of the business, according to a report by Reuters.
Phillips 66 has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its German and Austrian retail fuel business to a private equity-led consortium comprising Energy Equation Partners and Stonepeak, in a transaction valuing the unit at $2.8nm, according to a report by Reuters.
Entrata, a provider of property management software, has secured a $200m minority investment from Blackstone, valuing the Utah-based company at $4.3bn in the latest non-control PE transactions in the tech-enabled real estate space, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Ares Alternative Credit Management has entered exclusive negotiations with Italian energy major Eni to acquire a 20% minority stake in its renewable energy and retail unit Plenitude, in a transaction that would value the business at approximately $13bn, including debt.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
