Deals
Verisure, the Swiss-based home and small business security provider majority-owned by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman, is planning a €3.1bn ($3.7bn) listing on Nasdaq Stockholm, in what could be one of Europe’s largest IPOs in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.
EQT is evaluating strategic options for First Student, the North American school bus operator it acquired in 2021, including a potential US initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Swedish private equity firm EQT has kicked off the sale of GlobalConnect, its Nordic broadband and data centre platform, in a deal that could value the business at around €8bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Onex Partners has agreed to acquire Integrated Specialty Coverages (ISC) from KKR in a deal that marks a strong exit for the private equity firm and delivers significant cash distributions to the company’s nearly 400 employees, according to a report by Bloomberg.
WaterBridge Infrastructure, a water management platform backed by US private equity and infrastructure investor Five Point Infrastructure, has raised $634m in a US initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone and TPG have renewed talks over a possible acquisition of women’s health diagnostics specialist Hologic, in what could become one of the largest healthcare private equity transactions of 2025, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Shares in German sportswear group Puma surged more than 11% on Wednesday following a report by Manager Magazin that private equity firm CVC and brand management company Authentic Brands are exploring a takeover bid for the company.
Private investment goat Blackstone has agreed to acquire the Hill Top Energy Center, a 620-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in western Pennsylvania, for nearly $1bn from private investment firm Ardian, according to a report by Reuters.
Abu Dhabi-backed artificial intelligence-focused investment firm MGX teamed with private equity investor Silver Lake Management to acquire a 51% stake in Intel’s programmable chip unit Altera, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HPS Investment Partners, a private credit group acquired by BlackStone last year, is preparing a potential sale of Nucleus Financial Platforms, the UK-based financial advice and investment platform, according to a report by Reuters.
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