Deals
A shareholder in Skechers USA has filed suit in the US District Court for the Central District of California, seeking to block the footwear giant’s $9.4bn take-private transaction with 3G Capital until further disclosures are made, according to a report by Reuters.
German chemical giant BASF SE has officially kicked off the sale process for its coatings business, with the unit expected to fetch up to €6bn ($6.8bn), drawing attention from a growing roster of global buyout firms including Carlyle Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
IG4 Capital is in advanced negotiations to invest in Rio Alto Energias Renováveis, a Brazilian solar energy company currently undergoing a debt restructuring process, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Dainese SpA, the Italian premium sportswear manufacturer backed by The Carlyle Group, has initiated discussions with creditors over a potential debt restructuring after reporting a significant increase in annual losses, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to divest the assets of its rail equipment leasing business to a newly formed joint venture between Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and GATX Corporation, marking a significant step in the bank’s ongoing strategic realignment towards core banking operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
IK Partners, through its Small Cap III Fund, has signed an agreement to invest in Kestrel Capital, a Dublin-based independent wealth management firm. The investment, made from IK’s dedicated Development Capital pool, marks the private equity firm’s first platform deal in Ireland.
EQT AB, the Stockholm-headquartered private equity firm, has secured a loan of approximately $162m to finance a shareholder distribution from Indira IVF, India’s largest fertility services provider, in which it holds a controlling interest, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources with the matter.
Coller Capital is in the process of structuring a $1bn collateralised fund obligation (CFO) backed by interests in several of its private capital secondary portfolios, marking the firm’s second such transaction this year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo is exploring a potential sale of Apryse, a high-growth document processing software company, in a deal that could value the business at over $3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
FountainVest Partners is seeking to divest approximately half of its holdings in Amer Sports, aiming to raise up to $1.32bn through a secondary share sale, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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