Deals
Middle Eastern private equity firm Foursan Group has acquired a 33% stake in Medjool Village, Jordan’s largest vertically integrated grower, packer and exporter of medjool dates, marking its seventh investment via its third fund, FCP II.
Global private equity major Carlyle Group is gearing up to sell portfolio company Tokiwa, a Japanese cosmetics supplier, and is eyeing a potential deal value of around $800m, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity firm Carlyle’s Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund will acquire an 82.5% stake in London Southend Airport, a subsidiary of aviation group Esken, formerly Stobart Group, in an agreement to settle £193.75m in debt, with London-based private equity firm Cyrus Capital Partners providing liquidity to Esken.
European specialist private credit investor Veld Capital has partnered with technology-focused investor EOS Group for the purchase of a €364m portfolio of regulated French consumer loans from BNP Paribas Personal Finance, which contains over 125,000 small balance French consumer loans with an average balance of under €3,000.
Alter Domus, a global provider of end-to-end tech-enabled fund administration, private debt, and corporate services for the alternative investment industry, has secured a new strategic investment from private equity firm Cinven.
Summa Equity, an impact investor focused on resource efficiency, changing demographics and tech-enabled transformation, has acquired STIM, a supplier of fish health products and services to the aquaculture sector.
European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners’s IK Small Cap III Fund is to acquire UK passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire from Leeds-based private equity firm YFM Equity Partners in the first investment from the fund’s dedicated pool of development capital.
Global growth investor General Atlantic has made a majority investment in Plusgrade, a provider of ancillary revenue solutions for the global travel industry, in a deal that sees Novacap fully exit its stake while another existing investor, CDPQ, remains a significant shareholder.
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital has entered into exclusive discussions over the sale of SMAC, a supplier of waterproofing and building envelope systems, to Compagnie Financière Jousset and SMAC’s management team.
Arkhouse Management, a New York-based investment firm that takes a private equity approach to public markets investing, has, with investment partner Brigade Capital Management, upped its all-cash proposal to acquire US retail chain Macy’s to $24.00 per share.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
