Deals
Private investment house Ardian has entered into exclusive discussions with bpostgroup over the sale of its majority stake in Staci, a European specialist in B2B and B2B2C logistics solutions.
Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity firm investing in industrial and healthcare companies, has sold its portfolio company, Seal For Life Industries, to Henkel, a publicly traded German manufacturer of industrial and consumer products.
Private credit funds are in talks to provide up to $2.5bn in financing for the sale of US packaging firm Trivium Packaging, which was formed in 2019 through a merger of Ardagh Group’s food and specialty packaging business and Exal Corp, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge of the matter.
US institutional investors are offloading their private equity holdings at slashed prices, reflecting a broader trend of reducing exposure to the illiquid asset class, with pension funds and endowments leading the charge, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Brera Partners, a private equity firm specialising in investments in the asset light financial services sector, has acquired 70% of the shares in Italian insurance broker GBSAPRI Group. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital is to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services, a boutique investment management firm focused on providing asset management services to the insurance industry, in addition to Kuvare UK Holdings, for $750m.
Private equity firm Summit Partners is considering a sale of Los Angeles-based portfolio company and men’s grooming and personal care brand Dr Squatch at an expected value of more than $2bn, according to a report by Reuters.
EQT Private Equity, via the EQT X fund, is to acquire Avetta, a specialist in supply chain risk management software solutions with 12 offices around the world, from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.
Manulife Investment Management has closed on its previously announced agreement to acquire multi-sector alternative credit manager CQS with regulatory approval for this transaction having been received from the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Endeavor Group Holdings, a global sports and entertainment company and the owner of TKO Holdings, is to be acquired by tech investment firm Silver Lake, in partnership with the Endeavor management team and additional anchor investors, in a take private deal with an equity value of $13bn.
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