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Troubled global fashion retailer Esprit has entered into talks with an international private equity firm over a potential investment in the business as its European struggles continue, according to a report by Morningstar.
HarbourView Equity Partners, an alternative asset management company focused on investment opportunities in the sports, media and entertainment space, has invested in Mucho Mas Media, a Latinx multimedia platform producing content for global audiences.
Private investment firm AnaCap is to acquire a majority stake in Yard Reaas, an independent platform providing investment, property management and valuation services for institutional investors and banks.
Orion Resource Partners, a global investment firm specialising in metals and materials, has sold an 8% minority interest in Sweetwater Royalties, a private industrial minerals royalty company, to a Canadian pension fund for $100m.
Funds advised by European mid-market private equity firm Triton Partners have agreed to acquire VolkerWessels Verbindingen en Netwerken, a provider of energy & utility, connectivity and building installation services in the Netherlands and Germany. 
Blackstone is closing in on a deal with L’Occitane International owner Reinold Geiger to take the global skincare company private, with the world’s largest alternative asset manager potentially providing debt financing for the buyout, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Pophouse, a Swedish investment firm focused on entertainment and music, founded by ABBA frontman Björn Ulvaeus and PE firm EQT’s Founder Conni Jonsson, has acquired the artist share of the master recordings and publishing rights of American rock band KISS. 
Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, will acquire Model N, a provider of revenue management solutions for the life sciences industry, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.25bn. 
Funds advised by global private equity firm Permira have agreed the partial realisation of their investment in Universidad Europea, a network of premium higher education campuses across Europe, to the EQT Infrastructure VI fund.
Buyers Edge Platform, a specialist in digital procurement solutions for the foodservice industry, has secured a $425m preferred equity investment from a consortium led by General Atlantic Credit’s Atlantic Park fund.

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