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BC Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Italian shipping, fulfilment and marketing services group Fortidia, in a transaction valuing the business at around €800m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Stone Point Capital is testing a roughly $1bn evergreen fund as it looks to expand into the retail wealth market, according to a report by Bloomberg. The vehicle is being seeded with capital from the firm’s Trident flagship private equity funds and could eventually be opened to wealthy individual investors.
Affinity Equity Partners is considering a sale of its stake in airport hospitality group Plaza Premium, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Nomura Holdings is seeking acquisitions in private debt asset management as it expands its alternatives business, according to a report by Reuters citing president and group chief executive Kentaro Okuda, who says the group is looking to invest in or acquire firms to build capability and bring expertise into its asset management platform.
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has agreed to sell US-based TRC Companies to Canadian engineering and professional services group WSP Global in a cash deal valued at $3.3bn, marking a significant exit for the sponsor according to a report by Bloomberg.
TPG has reduced its stake in cosmetics group Anastasia Beverly Hills as part of a debt restructuring, largely wiping out the private equity firm’s $600m investment, according to a report by Bloomberg. TPG now holds around 6% of the business, down from the roughly 38% it acquired in 2018.
Mutares SE & Co KGaA has sold its portfolio company Fuentes Quality Logistics SL (Fuentes), a service company involved in temperature-controlled logistics with revenues of approximately €200m, to a consortium led by Ontime franchise and the founding family.
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.
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