Deals
Wise Road Capital is exploring a potential sale of UTAC Holdings, a Singapore-based semiconductor assembly and testing specialist, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Admiral Group has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its US motor insurance operations, comprising Elephant Insurance Company and Elephant Insurance Services, to JC Flowers, a private investment firm specialising in the financial services sector.
Franchise Group has agreed to sell The Vitamin Shoppe to Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners (PIP), as the retailer emerges from bankruptcy proceedings initiated five months ago, according to a report by CoStar News.
Rockbridge Growth Equity, a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm, has sold GSTV, a video network available at fuel and convenience retailers nationwide, to MidOcean Partners. Rockbridge will retain a minority stake in GSTV.
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are leading a $4bn private credit facility to support Thoma Bravo’s $10.6bn acquisition of Boeing’s digital aviation unit, in one of the largest direct lending deals of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the transaction.
Yale University is weighing the sale of a portion of its private equity fund interests and has retained investment bank Evercore to advise on the transaction, the Ivy League institution confirmed this week.
Tech-focused buyout major Thoma Bravo is closing in on a deal to acquire Jeppesen, the aviation navigation and software unit of Boeing, in a transaction that could exceed $8bn, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
UK-listed sales and marketing group DCC has agreed to sell its healthcare division to a fund managed by private equity firm Investindustrial Advisors, in a deal valued at £1.05bn ($1.41bn), according to a report by Reuters.
KKR and I Squared Capital are among several private investment firms competing to acquire PAL Cooling Holding (PCH), a district cooling business owned by Abu Dhabi’s Multiply Group, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Global private equity firm Carlyle is in advanced discussions with Japan’s Makino Milling Machine as a potential white knight acquirer, as the company seeks to fend off a JPY257bn ($1.81bn) unsolicited takeover bid from Nidec Corporation, according to an report by Reuters.
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