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L’Oréal has agreed to double its stake in Galderma Group to 20% as it deepens its exposure to the fast-growing injectable aesthetics market, according to a report by Bloomberg. The shares are being acquired from an investor consortium led by private equity firm EQT, although financial terms were not disclosed. Based on Galderma’s share price, a 10% stake is valued at about CHF3.9bn ($4.9bn).
Global private equity firm Advent International has ended talks to acquire a 31% stake in Whirlpool of India from its US parent, Whirlpool Corp, after failing to reach agreement on pricing, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
US private capital giant KKR is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in Arctos Partners, a private equity firm specialising in minority investments in professional sports teams, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Cross-border private credit transactions are poised for strong growth, yet operational complexity is emerging as a critical hurdle, according to business administration and compliance solutions provider CSC’s ‘Private Credit 2025: Global Strategies for a $1.5 Trillion Market’ report.
Close to a third of 87 of UBS’s billionaire clients surveyed by the firm are preparing to reduce their exposure over the next 12 months to private equity funds as higher interest rates and slower exits continue to put pressure on the asset class, according to the a report by Bloomberg citing the bank’s Billionaire Ambitions Report 2025.
Private credit funds led by Blackstone are providing more than $2bn in financing to support a refinancing at legal and compliance software provider Mitratech, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter. Antares Capital is also contributing to the transaction, which is said to be priced at around 4.75 percentage points over the US benchmark rate.
US private equity firms are set to post a second year of recovery in exit activity, with total realised value in 2025 already surpassing last year, according to a report by Reuters citing new data from PitchBook. Buyout firms completed roughly 1,300 exits through October, generating an estimated $621.7bn, compared with 1,369 exits worth $379.6bn across the whole of 2024.
KKR has opened a new office in Abu Dhabi as the private equity giant accelerates its investment push across the Middle East, signalling growing long-term ambition in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg. The move marks the firm’s third Middle East base after Dubai and Riyadh.
The Bank of England has launched a system-wide stress test examining how the global private equity and private credit sectors would respond to a major financial shock, amid growing regulatory focus on private markets, according to a report by Reuters.
Keensight Capital, a private equity manager focusing on pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has appointed Partner Remi Louvel as head of corporate development. In this newly created role, Louvel becomes part of Keensight’s Management Committee.
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