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Atlas Holdings, a US-based private equity firm, which oversees more than $16bn in assets, has agreed to sell a minority stake in the business to Blackstone and Blue Owl Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Monomoy Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on private equity and credit investing in the mid-market, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire oil change business Jiffy Lube from Pennzoil Quaker State Company DBA SOPUS Products, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell. An affiliate of Monomoy will acquire Jiffy Lube through its Fund V for approximately $1.3bn.
EQT has agreed to acquire a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the parent company of Yorkshire Water, marking one of the largest recent investments in the UK water sector as the industry faces mounting regulatory and financial scrutiny, according to a report by Reuters.
Advent International is reportedly considering the sale of its naval defence business, Ultra Maritime, in a deal that could value the unit at around $4bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
EQT is exploring options for the sale of enterprise software company SUSE in a transaction that could value the business at as much as $6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Oak Hill Capital has agreed to acquire garage door repair and replacement business Guild Garage Group, in a deal valued at more than $800m, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
New Mountain Capital has ended discussions over a proposed transaction led by former executive Matt Holt to acquire five of the firm’s portfolio companies, scrapping what would have been a deal valued at about $32bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private investment major KKR is exploring a potential multibillion-dollar sale of data centre cooling provider CoolIT Systems, aiming to capitalise on surging demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firm Lone Star Funds has agreed to acquire the capsules and health ingredients division of Swiss life sciences group Lonza in a transaction valuing the business at CHF2.3bn (around $3bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone and Ares have provided approximately $5bn in private credit financing to support Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of WWEX Group and its planned merger with portfolio company Auctane, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.

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