Deals
Concord, a US investment group backed by Apollo Global Management, has raised its bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund to $1.5bn, surpassing a competing offer from Blackstone and initiating a bidding war, according to a report by the Financial Times.
- 25/04/2024
Funds advised by private equity firm Triton have agreed to sell EQOS, a European specialty installation and service company providing critical infrastructure, to Eiffage Énergie Systèmes, part of French construction group Eiffage.
- 25/04/2024
Private equity funds managed by Blackstone will acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a franchisor of fast casual restaurants, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, marking the first deal from the most recent vintage of Blackstone’s flagship PE strategy.
- 25/04/2024
- 25/04/2024
IK Partners’s IK Partnership II Fund has acquired a minority stake in A-SAFE, a UK designer, manufacturer and distributor of industrial polymer safety barrier systems, from the company’s management team, led by Co-CEOs James and Luke Smith.
- 24/04/2024
Manchester-based private equity firm Palatine has exited specialist fleet solutions provider NRG Riverside via a sale of the business, following significant investment in its people and operations, to Astatine Investment Partners, a specialist PE investor focused on infrastructure investments.
- 24/04/2024
- 24/04/2024
Private equity firm PAI Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Audiotonix, a UK designer and manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles and equipment, from Ardian, who will retain a minority stake alongside management.
- 24/04/2024
London-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has set an initial public offering range of €13 to €15 for its shares, valuing the business at between €13bn and €15bn, with a plan to begin trading on Euronext Amsterdam on Friday.
- 23/04/2024
- 23/04/2024
Investment funds managed by global private investment firm KKR will acquire Immedica Pharma, a Swedish pharmaceutical company focused on the commercialisation of medicines for rare diseases and specialty care products.
- 23/04/2024
German holding company Mutares has acquired Greenview Group Holdings from Northern Irish private equity firm Cordovan Capital Partners and Michael Burke, the group’s current CEO.
- 22/04/2024
French private equity firm Eurazeo, through its mid-large buyout team, has agreed to invest in Eres Group and acquire a majority stake from the IK VIII Fund managed by European private equity firm IK Partners, alongside the company’s management team and employees.
- 22/04/2024
- 22/04/2024
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