Deals
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.
Bayview Asset Management, a $20bn credit-focused investment firm, is exploring strategic liquidity options, including the potential sale of a minority equity stake, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
New York-based middle market private equity firm BRS & Co is exploring a potential sale of EoS Fitness that could value the business at approximately $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus and a unit of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) are set to invest up to INR75bn (approximately $877m) in India’s IDFC FIRST Bank, in a significant capital raise aimed at accelerating the lender’s growth strategy.
Coller Capital has raised $2.4bn for a landmark structured secondaries vehicle, securing backing from institutional heavyweights Barings and Ares Management in what is being described as the largest transaction of its kind in the secondaries market to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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