Deals
Venture Capital firm Forgepoint has launched a new London hub – with a dedicated on-the-ground team – as part of its plan to scale-up investment across Europe, focusing on early-stage and select growth stage start-ups in cybersecurity, AI, and infrastructure software.
French investment firm Wendel is to acquire a 75% stake in US asset management company Monroe Capital (MRCC.O) for $1.13bn in a move aimed at strengthening the firm’s presence in the growing private credit market, and boosting its asset management business, according to a report by Reuters.
Texas Permanent School Fund (Texas PSF) has made an anchor investment of $200m in private equity firm Velocity Capital Management’s Opportunity Fund, with an agreement to negotiate acquiring a minority interest in the firm targeted to close in the fourth quarter.
Banks and private credit firms are vying to provide over $5bn in debt financing to support a potential buyout of eye care company and Ray-Ban owner Bausch + Lomb, by Blackstone and TPG, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Altor has agreed to sell Swedish investment bank and asset manager Carnegie to Norway’s largest bank, DNB, for approximately SEK12bn ($1.14bn), with the deal expected to close in the first half of next year, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has reached agreement on the terms to acquire a controlling 51% stake in Sanofi’s consumer health division Opella, according to a report by Reuters citing sources within the French government.
The second quarter of 2024 saw a mixed environment for mergers and acquisitions (M&), with transaction volumes levelling off compared to earlier in the year, according to the US Private Equity Mid-Market Monitor: H2 2024 & Outlook report from investment bank DC Advisory.
BGF has exited its investment in DriveWorks, a provider of design automation and 3D sales product configuration software to manufacturing and engineering companies, generating a money multiple of 2.7x and an IRR of 32%.
The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.
South African rugby officials have explained the decision to postpone a special general meeting (SGM) in Cape Town, initially scheduled for Thursday, to discuss private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
