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Investindustrial has appointed Alberto Bettoli as co-head of operational improvement. Bettoli will formally join the firm in April 2026 following a 26-year career at McKinsey & Company, where he most recently served as senior partner, leading client service teams and advising executives across industries and functions including strategy, M&A, commercial excellence, operations, and organisation.
Thoma Bravo is in talks to merge shipping software provider Auctane with third-party logistics company WWEX to create a combined business valued at up to $12bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The private equity firm is reportedly proposing an equity injection of around $500m into the new company.
Benson Li has left Sackville Capital, the wealth firm founded by former Goldman Sachs executive Nasir Alsharif, around two years after joining as head of investments, according to a report by Bloomberg citing UK filings. The firm oversees assets for a billionaire Saudi family and has been repositioning its strategy towards private markets.
Portage Point Partners, a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management, investment banking and financial services firm focused on the middle market, has appointed Lance Carr as managing director and head of valuations. He brings nearly two decades of experience in valuations, mergers and acquisitions advisory, financial reporting, and tax compliance across industries including business services, healthcare services, healthcare information technology, pharmaceuticals, and consumer.
MML Capital has closed MML Dorchester SCSp, a new continuation vehicle capitalised with over €630m of investor commitments. The fund has been established to acquire interests in two European business services companies currently held across prior MML Partnership Capital funds, alongside stakes held by other shareholders.
The private equity owners of the UK’s two largest roadside recovery businesses, the AA and the RAC, are moving toward potential exits next year, with both companies targeting valuations of around £5bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Coca-Cola held last-ditch talks with private equity firm TDR Capital over the weekend in a bid to to salvage the proposed deal for the sale of Costa Coffee after negotiations stalled over price, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US-based private investment firm SK Capital is to acquire a majority stake in Swixx Biopharma from HBM Healthcare Investments AG and other investors including PE firm Mérieux Equity Partners in a deal that values the pharmaceutical services group at over €1.5bn.
Japan’s mergers and acquisitions market is expected to remain strong through 2026, supported by larger deal sizes and increasingly sophisticated financing structures involving private capital, according to a report by Reuters citing a Goldman Sachs executive.
Sports-focussed private investment firm Apex has launched a new fund aimed at acquiring minority stakes in smaller European sports teams and leagues, targeting assets valued between €50m and €500m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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