Deals
Vista Equity Partners is considering a range of strategic options for financial software provider Finastra, including a potential sale that could value the business at several billion dollars, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Hong Kong-based private equity firms are increasingly targeting buyouts and controlling stakes as managers face mounting pressure to return capital to investors following several years of subdued exit activity across Asian private markets, according to a report by Asian Business Review.
Dutch private equity firm Waterland has ended its agreement to act in concert with UK telecoms provider Giacom in relation to a potential takeover of Gamma Communications, while leaving open the possibility of pursuing its own bid for the company, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management is in discussions to acquire Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes orthopaedics business in a deal that could value the unit at close to $20bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firms Francisco Partners and KKR have agreed to acquire minority stakes in Italian business software provider TeamSystem from majority owner Hellman & Friedman (H&F), in a transaction that values the company at between €8bn and €10bn, according to a report by Reuters.
NSSK agreed earlier this year to acquire the commercial rights to Japan’s professional golf circuit from its former non-profit operator. The investment is intended to reverse years of declining prize money, fewer tournaments and waning international visibility for a sport that remains deeply embedded in Japan’s corporate and social culture.
Apollo Sports Capital is interested in taking a stake in an NFL franchise as the league continues to open team ownership to institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from CEO Al Tylis.
Private investment major Blackstone is to acquire Flow Control Holdings, a US provider of engineered flow-control components used in data centre liquid cooling and other critical applications, from Audax Private Equity.
TPG is weighing a potential sale of Lyric, the healthcare software business formerly known as ClaimsXten, in a transaction that could value the company at around $5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamedpeople familiar with the matter.
Silver Lake is planning to combine French software businesses Cegid and Silae in a transaction that would create a European technology group valued at more than €10bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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