Deals
Bank of America has launched a dedicated Private Capital M&A Group, as the bank looks to capitalise on growing demand for more flexible exit solutions among private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bain Capital has secured an AUD430m ($299m) leveraged loan to support its acquisition of the Australian wealth management unit of Perpetual, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
KKR is set to acquire the American bakery brand Nothing Bundt Cakes from Roark Capital in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, including debt, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed sources familiar with the transaction.
KKR & Co Inc is set to generate one of its strongest investment returns in recent decades through the sale of Canadian data centre cooling business CoolIT Systems to Ecolab Inc, highlighting continued investor appetite for infrastructure linked to AI, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Brookfield Asset Management has agreed to acquire renewable energy producer Boralex Inc in a deal valued at approximately $9bn, partnering with La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec to take the business private.
Investors have snapped up more than $18bn of debt tied to Electronic Arts’ $55bn privatisation, underscoring strong demand for leveraged financing even amid geopolitical uncertainty and AI-driven market disruption, according to a report by the Financial Times.
A consortium led by India’s Aditya Birla Group has agreed to acquire Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in a transaction valuing the franchise at approximately $1.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire Nippon Sheet Glass (NSG) in a transaction valued at approximately $3.7bn, marking one of the largest private equity deals in Japan and the firm’s biggest investment in the market to date, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Blackstone is evaluating a potential minority investment in the Indian Premier League, in what would mark the firm’s first foray into sports ownership, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Apollo Global Management and Bain Capital are among a group of buyout firms progressing in the auction for Continental AG’s industrial division ContiTech, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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