Deals
US private equity major Carlyle is in preliminary talks with Abu Dhabi investors, including Mubadala, IHC and XRG, to bring in co-investors for its proposed acquisition of Lukoil’s international assets, according to a report by Reuters.
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC and Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co are reportedly in discussions to join KKR & Co and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd in a potential acquisition of data centre operator STT GDC Pte, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Carne Group, based on an enterprise valuation of €1.4bn. Carne Group is an independent third-party management company, and provider of fund regulation and governance solutions.
Blackstone is considering the sale of Singapore-based Interplex’s information and communications technology unit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Blackstone portfolio company Liftoff Mobile is targeting a valuation of up to $5.17bn in its initial public offering in the United States, the latest in a string of Blackstone-backed listings, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital and Blackstone are among the private equity firms in the next round of bidding for UK-based supplement maker Vitabiotics Ltd, sources familiar with the matter say, with EQT and TPG having also advanced in the process, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giant Blackstone is reportedly close to securing a deal that would make it the largest shareholder in Hong Kong property developer New World Development, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter.
Anaplan could file confidentially for an initial public offering in the next few weeks, nearly four years after being taken private by Thoma Bravo, according to a report by The Information.
Rinchem, a chemical logistics and services group backed by Stonepeak Partners, is seeking to complete a distressed debt exchange to help finance its acquisition of Dupré Logistics, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Carlyle Group has agreed to acquire most of Lukoil’s international assets, three months after the Russian oil producer was placed under US sanctions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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