Deals
Private equity funds affiliated with global private investment giant Blackstone and software-focused private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, are to acquire Energy Exemplar, a provider of energy market simulation software, in a deal reportedly worth more than $1bn.
Global private investment firm KKR has completed its previously announced acquisition of fiction and non-fiction publisher Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global in a $1.62bn all-cash transaction.
Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor, has acquired a majority stake in Alerce, a Spanish provider of transport and logistics software solutions. The firm’s founding family and CEO Pablo Pardo Garcia, will retain a significant stake in the business.
Lower mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has completed the sale of Abbey Logistics Group, a specialist logistics provider, to Belgium based food logistics specialist Sitra Group.
MidEuropa, a European private equity investor with deep roots in Central Europe, is to sell Profi Rom Food, one of Romania’s major food retailers, to Ahold Delhaize for an Enterprise Value of approximately€1.3bn.
Beauty products chain the Body Shop has been put up for sale by its Brazil-based owner Natura & Co, with private equity firm Aurelius Group now in discussions over acquiring the business, according to a report by Reuters.
Global private investment firm KKR has agreed to commit $400m to a tailored financing solution for OMS Group, a telecommunications infrastructure company and provider of subsea cable services including installation and maintenance projects.
Oakley Capital, a pan-European, mid-market private equity investor, is set to acquire a stake in Webcentral DEH, an Australian domains, hosting and e-mail provider.
Hg is considering a possible sale of its portfolio company F24, which focuses on emergency notification software, according to a report by Reuters.
Ares Management Corp is leading talks to potentially make a new preferred equity investment in Consolidated Precision Products, an aerospace part manufacturer owned by Warburg Pincus, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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