Deals
Private equity activity is on track to match or exceed 2023 levels, despite a challenging year, with deal-making reaching 69% and 74% of last year’s volume and value, respectively, by Q3, according to a new report by Preqin.
Blackstone and Ares have partnered to deliver a $1.43bn private credit loan package to Swedish property management company Odevo AB, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deal.
Private equity firm Bain Capital has made a non-binding, all-cash offer to acquire Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial that values the 178-year-old company at AUD2.67bn ($1.70bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is in discussions with retail pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance about a potential deal that could take the company private as early as next year, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Broad Sky Partners, a PE firm focused on middle market companies providing services to business and consumer end markets, has made a strategic investment in Frontline Managed Services, a provider of outsourced solutions for the legal and professional services sectors.
Private equity firms have entered the National Football League ownership arena for the first time, with Ares Management acquiring a 10% stake in the Miami Dolphins and an Arctos Sports Partners-led investor group acquiring a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US-based private equity firm Bain Capital is planning to increase its offer to acquire Japan’s Fuji Soft to JPY9,600 ($63.35) per share, surpassing a competing bid from buyout rival KKR, according to a report by Nikkei.
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB has exceeded its initial $5bn investment target in India, pouring approximately $6bn into the country over the last 18 months, according to a report by Reuters citing Jean Eric Salata, the firm’s Asia CEO and Chair.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has voted against a proposed $75m private equity investment from US-based Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), potentially opening the door for alternative offers in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Waste Services Group (WSG), a leading commercial, industrial, and liquid waste management company in Australia, from Livingbridge.
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