Deals
Blackstone, Warburg Pincus and Nordic Capital are among the private equity firms competing to acquire a stake in French diagnostics company Sebia, in a deal that could value the business at around €5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Electronic Arts, the videogame publisher behind global franchises FC and Battlefield, is to be acquired by a consortium including PE firm Silver Lake for $55bn, marking one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.
Tiptree has agreed to sell its specialty insurance platform, The Fortegra Group, to South Korea’s DB Insurance for $1.65 billion in cash — a deal that also delivers a full exit for Warburg Pincus, according to a report by Reuters.
Global private investment giant Blackstone is considering strategic options for genealogy platform Ancestry.com, including a potential initial public offering or sale, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Sixth Street and billionaire Dean Metropoulos have agreed to buy an 8% stake in NFL franchise the New England Patriots that values the team at more than $9bn, according to a report by Sports Business Journal.
A JPMorgan-led banking group is working on $1.35bn in debt financing to support the merger of Advent International-backed Xplor Technologies with Clubessential Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity giants Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman could be set for one of the sector’s biggest healthcare exits in years, as portfolio company Medline considers a US IPO that may value the medical supplies group at up to $50bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Activist hedge fund Irenic Capital Management is seeking to attract private equity buyers for SSP Group, the London-listed operator of travel food outlets including Upper Crust, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Danish private equity firm Axcel is weighing a potential sale of IT consulting firm Emagine, in a transaction that could value the business at around €700m ($826m), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
US healthcare services firm Premier has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of private investment firm Patient Square Capital in a take-private transaction valued at $2.6bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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