Deals
Solenis, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals used in water-intensive industries, and a portfolio company of Platinum Equity since 2021, is to acquire hygiene, infection prevention and cleaning solutions provide Diversey, in an all-cash transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $4.6 billion.
Charterhouse Capital Partners has sold its its portfolio company Tarsus Group, an international B2B events group, to Informa PLC in a deal with an enterprise value of $940 million, consisting of a combination of cash and shares.
The value of brand management firm WHP Global, whose holdings include Anne Klein, Joseph Abboud, Toys”R”Us, Lotto and a 60% interest in fashion apparel retailer Express Inc, has risen to $1.6 billion following a $375 million investment from the private equity unit of Ares Management Corporation, according to a report by Reuters.
An affiliate of alternative asset investment firm HIG Capital, has acquired Polygon, a Rome- and Milan-based provider of integrated healthcare maintenance services to hospitals in Italy and Spain.
Epiris, via Epiris Fund III, has acquired LoneStar Group (LoneStar), a global manufacturer and supplier of fasteners, sealing products, precision-engineered components, and pipeline packages for the world’s industrial and energy markets.
Equistone Partners Europe, a European mid-market private equity investor, is selling its majority stake in Amadys, a system integrator of end-to-end connectivity solutions for the telecom, infrastructure and energy markets, to ETC Group (ETC).
BPEA EQT is set to merge two of its Hong Kong-based portfolio companies – business services firms Tricor and Vistra – in a deal valuing the combined entity at about $6.5 billion including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Advent International is working with private bankers to prepare for a sale of its portfolio company Idemia, a French biometrics and identity verification specialist, which could see the firm change hands for over €4 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds managed by CVC Capital Partners have made a major investment in women’s tennis paying $150 million for a 20% stake in the Women’s Tennis Association’s new commercial venture, which will focus on increasing revenues for the sport.
US private equity group Silver Lake, in partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), Canada’s largest pension fund, has made a $12.4 billion offer to acquire experience management software company Qualtrics, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
