Deals
Ares Management Corp’s secondaries business is leading a syndicate providing capital to Finint Infrastrutture for its acquisition of the owner of Venice’s Marco Polo Airport, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm LBO France has signed an agreement with Vivo Capital, a healthcare and life science-focused investment firm, for the sale of European consumables and equipment distribution firm Dutscher Group.
British content platform OnlyFans is in preliminary discussions to sell a 60% stake to private investment firm Architect Capital, in a deal that would value the business at $3.5bn, with an enterprise valuation of $5.5bn including of $2bn of debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell its Japanese personal care portfolio company FineToday to Bain Capital in a transaction valued at approximately JPY200bn ($1.29bn), according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Nordic Alpha Partners, a specialist private equity investor in the green industrial transformation, has acquired a significant minority stake in Additive Drives, investing a mid-double-digit million euro figure in the German manufacturer of high-performance 3D-printed electric motor technology.
A planned sale of UK accountancy firm Xeinadin has been shelved after Exponent failed to secure bids meeting its £1bn-plus valuation expectations, according to a report by the Financial Times. The UK buyout firm backed the business four years ago, and had appointed Evercore to run an auction last summer.
Thoma Bravo is exploring a sale of identity management software provider Imprivata, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The firm is reportedly working with advisers at JPMorgan and Evercore on a process that remains at an early stage.
Growth equity investment firm Verdane has partnered with Scott Capital Partners and made a significant majority investment in Bluewater Bio, a UK-based technology company focused on sustainable solutions for water reuse, via Aquavest, a global water technology platform.
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.
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
