Deals
Global PE and private credit firms are accelerating their push into Asia’s fast-growing education sector, with the likes of Apollo Global Management and KKR backing large-scale school operators to capitalise on surging demand for private education across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Aon has agreed to sell a majority stake in NFP’s wealth management division to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners in a deal valued at $2.7 billion, marking a swift return of the assets to their former owner, according to a report by Reuters.
Global private equity firm Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Automic Group, a provider of financial market infrastructure and fund administration services in Australia and New Zealand. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Phoenix Education Partners, a portfolio company of global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management, has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a report by Reuters.
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, including PE firms Silver Point Capital and Apollo Global Management, have submitted a revised operational plan to UK regulator Ofwat as part of efforts to avert the collapse of the UK’s largest water utility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Legence, the Blackstone-owned engineering and building services provider, has filed for a US initial public offering targeting a valuation of up to $2.95bn, as the post-summer pipeline of new listings begins to build momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BGF has completed the sale of its stake in Monodraught, a British green tech specialist, to Genuit Group plc for £55.6m with the exit generating an 11x multiple of money invested and a 37.5% internal rate of return – one of the highest returns achieved by BGF.
3i Group has agreed the sale of its stake in MAIT, a leading IT services provider for mid-market clients in the DACH region, to DBAG Fund VIII, advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) in a deal expected to generate £143m in gross proceeds.
Three Hills, a private markets investment firm specialised in providing bespoke capital solutions to entrepreneurs and management teams in Europe and North America, has invested in Sinewave, a UK-based provider of grid connection and maintenance services for EV charging, solar and battery storage, data centres, and other energy infrastructure applications.
Finastra, the London-based financial software company owned by Vista Equity Partners, is preparing the sale of its Middle Eastern and Asian core banking division, in a deal that could be valued at over $1bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
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