Deals
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.
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is planning to invest €7.5bn ($8.2bn) to develop data centres in the Aragon region of northeastern Spain, further establishing the region as a key hub for cloud computing in Europe, according to a report by Reuters.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
