Deals
Japanese multinational investment company SoftBank Group has been considering the acquisition of Graphcore, a UK semiconductor startup that has faced challenges despite a previous valuation of $2.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Paramount, the owner of MTV, Nickelodeon and Paramount Pictures will open negotiations with a bidding group led by Sony Pictures Entertainment and private equity giant Apollo Global after its exclusivity period with Hollywood studio Skydance ended on Friday, according to a report by The New York Times.
Lower middle market private equity firm Silver Oak Services Partners has led the recapitalisation of US service business Beary Landscaping alongside the company’s management.
Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are considering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.
Ironbridge Equity Partners has sold Advance Engineered Products, a manufacturer of tank trucks, trailers and vacuum truck equipment, to an entity controlled by TerraVest Industries.
Connecticut-based private equity firm Littlejohn & Co will sell IT staffing and recruitment agency Motion Recruitment Partners to global specialty talent solutions provider Kelly for $425m in cash, in a transaction that is expected to close in Q2 2024.
North Carolina-based private equity firm Kian Capital Partners has sold its stake in The Purple Guys, a managed IT services provider to small- and mid-sized businesses, to Ntiva, a portfolio company of asset manager PSP Capital.
Specialist energy private equity firm Bluewater has sold its stake in ROVOP, a remotely operated vehicle services provider for the energy sector, to US-based marine transportation solutions provider Edison Chouest Offshore.
Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $900bn of assets under management, has agreed to invest $1.5bn to acquire a 51% stake in asset-based private credit specialist Castlelake’s fee-related earnings.
Milan-based private equity firm Alto Partners and Italian fund management company Arca Fondi have agreed to the buyout of Eurosirel, a manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and cosmetics. The transaction is expected to close by June.
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