InfraRed Capital Partners, an international infrastructure investment manager ,has announced the sale of its investment in Jaguar Solar, a portfolio of solar PV projects located in the Chihuahua desert, Mexico. The six operational assets with a combined capacity of 216MW has been acquired by Zuma Energia, a Mexican Independent Power Producer backed by State Power Investment Corp.

Arctos Partners has agreed an investment deal that sees the private equity firm acquire a minority common equity stake in Paris Saint-Germain, one of France’s leading football clubs, from Qatar Sports Investments.

Private equity firm Growthdeck has successfully sold its investment in electric vehicle charge point specialist BMM Energy Solutions to Drax Energy Solutions, part of Drax Group, the FTSE 250 energy generation business.

Buyout group Bain Capital is the frontrunner to acquire software company SoftWare One Holdings after other interested parties including rival private equity firm Apax Partners, dropped out of the race to acquire the Swiss firm, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity major Blackstone is considering selling Anthos Therapeutics, the developer of a new generation of blood thinners launched four years ago with backing from Novartis, according to a report by Reuters.

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $59bn of capital under management, has completed the acquisition of IT solutions provider Mainline Information Systems, which will continue to be led by its existing management team headed by CEO Jeff Dobbelaere.

Vestar Capital Partners, a US middle-market private equity firm, has completed the sale of Edward Don & Co, a distributor of foodservice equipment and supplies, to Sysco Corporation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

The latest quarterly M&A statistics by the ONS reveal that mergers and acquisitions in the UK in Q3 (July to September) 2023, which involved inward, outward and domestic activity, was down on the previous quarter.

Hudson Hill Capital, a private investment firm founded by Eric Rosen, has made a significant majority investment in MarketTime, a SaaS platform that facilitates wholesale retail commerce between brands, manufacturer representatives, agents and retailers.