Deals
Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure has made a £7bn ($8.86bn) bid for a majority stake in troubled UK utility company Thames Water, in excess of a $5bn offer tabled by private equity giant KKR for the water supplier, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has chosen Bain Capital as its preferred buyer for a stake in its non-core assets, according to a report by Reuters citing local media reports on Saturday.
Britain’s National Grid announced on Monday that it has agreed to sell its US onshore renewables business to Canadian alternative investment giant Brookfield Asset Management and its partners in a deal worth $1.74bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Australia’s Perpetual has officially ended discussions with private equity firm KKR over the AUD2.2bn ($1.4bn) sale of its wealth management and corporate trust units in the company and is now planning a separate sale of its wealth management business, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Sycamore Partners are among the contenders vying to acquire Family Dollar, the discount retail chain owned by Dollar Tree, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
US private equity giant KKR has submitted a preliminary £4bn bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, positioning itself as a leading contender to acquire the embattled UK utility, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly considering selling up to a 10% stake in the franchise, with private equity firms expected to be among the parties interested in a deal that could value the business in excess of $9bn, according to multiple media reports.
Private equity giant KKR has increased its stake in Japan’s Fuji Soft to nearly 58% following the second stage of a tender offer, effectively ending a heated takeover battle with rival buyout firm Bain Capital for the software developer, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Silver Lake is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in Intel’s programmable chip business, Altera, in a deal that could value the unit at approximately $9bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
New research by private equity placement agent MCAM Group reveals that 42% of private equity firms now have continuation funds, a mark of a growing trend that reflects the industry’s shift away from the traditional 5-7 year buy-and-sell cycle.
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