Deals
Some of CVC Capital Partners’ institutional backers are planning to sell their shares in the European buyout business as part of its proposed initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters
Vista Equity Partners, a global private investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has made a strategic growth investment in Gatekeeper, a Vendor & Contract Lifecycle Management platform.
I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, has agreed a deal to acquire Arriva Group, including all of its operating businesses across 10 European markets, from Deutsche Bahn.
KKR has completed its $1.6bn acquisition of CIRCOR International, a provider of flow control products and services for the Industrial and Aerospace & Defence markets. CIRCOR common stock has ceased trading and will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Global private equity investment firm Cinven is considering a sale of portfolio company Kurt Geiger, with the luxury retail brand expected to come to market with a price tag of around £400m, according to a report by Sky News.
Middle market PE firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners has partnered with Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real investments, to acquire Canada-based marine cargo services provider LOGISTEC Corporation for CAD1.2bn (£723m).
Patria Investments, a Nasdaq-listed private markets investment management fund with over $2bn in AUM, is acquiring abrdn Private Equity, the $7.5bn European-headquartered private equity business of abrdn plc.
Fidelity International, an asset management group which oversees about $750bn, has launched its first direct lending fund with a loan to Dutch dental services company Clinias Dental Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JTL-Software, an ERP software provider specialising in e-commerce enablement solutions for small and medium-sized businesses across Germany, has secured additional investment from Hg, a private investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses.
PATRIZIA, a private investment firm focused on real assets investments has entered into a binding agreement for a transaction of over €140m in an EV charging rollout programme in Germany, through its flagship European Infrastructure Fund series.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
