Deals
Blue Owl Capital has agreed to sell $1.4bn of loans from three of its private credit vehicles to North American pension and insurance investors, as the firm looks to return capital to shareholders and reduce leverage, according to a report by Reuters.
London private equity firm Hollyport Capital, which manages over $9bn in assets, is exploring a potential sale at a potential valuation of around $1bn with the assistance of Evercore Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firms EQT and Vitruvian Partners are exploring strategic options for their investment in cyber insurer CFC, including a potential sale or initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Private investment major Blackstone is to acquire Champions Group, a provider of essential home services, from Odyssey Investment Partners, in a deal reportedly valuing the Orange County, California-based business at around $2.5bn.
Volkswagen has drawn bids from top private equity firms, including EQT, Blackstone, and CVC Capital Partners, for its Everllence division, the shipping engines and heat pump business formerly known as MAN Energy Solutions, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Main Capital Partners has exited Paragin Group, a provider of exam & assessment software solutions, to ECI Partners. Since Main’s initial investment in 2021, Paragin has expanded its international footprint, with an increased presence across the Benelux region.
UK-based Pinewood Technologies saw its shares fall on Monday following Apax Partners’ decision to abandoned its proposed £575m takeover, citing challenging market conditions amid a broader sell-off in technology stocks linked to AI concerns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Banks are preparing to launch the sale of around €4bn of acquisition financing to support Carlyle Inc’s buyout of the coatings business of BASF SE, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The package is expected to include dollar- and euro-denominated leveraged loans alongside euro senior secured notes, with syndication targeted for late March or early April.
US private equity firm Carlyle Group has supported a £150m refinancing at online retailer The Very Group, converting debt into equity in a moved designed to strengthen the company’s balance sheet, according to a report by The Independent.
Global private equity investors, including KKR and Blackstone, are increasingly viewing the Indian Premier League as a high-potential investment opportunity, drawn by rising revenues, record viewership, and a centralised revenue-sharing model, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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