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Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Lunate has committed around $1bn to a newly launched investment platform with private credit manager HPS Investment Partners targeting large-cap corporates primarily in the US and Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TSG Consumer, a private equity firm specialising in consumer brands, has sold its majority stake in collision repair firm Joe Hudson’s Collision Center to Boyd Group Services Inc, one of the largest operators of collision repair centres in North America. The transaction, valued at $1.3bn, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory requirements.
Private credit lenders led by General Atlantic are in talks to provide approximately $2bn of debt to Shutterfly Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. The proposed financing is earmarked to refinance a portion of Shutterfly’s high-yield bonds and leveraged loan exposures.
AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services related to national & economic security, has added two new Vice Presidents in its Washington, DC office, Chris Aguemon and Bill Strobel.
Leading global private equity firms, including Warburg Pincus and Carlyle Group, are reportedly exploring bids for Acclime, a Hong Kong-based corporate services platform, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Investment firm Aquarian Holdings, which is backed by private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and Abu Dhabi state fund Mubadala, is close to finalising a $4bn take-private deal for US life insurer Brighthouse Financial, according to a report by the Financial Times.
International private equity firm Cinven has partnered with founder Jesús Núñez and Mubadala Investment Company to acquire a majority stake in Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio Group (UAX), a private higher education platform in Spain, from CVC Funds.
Global investment firm Tower Peak Partners has hired Monika Dangova as Head of Sustainability. Based in London, Dangova will oversee sustainability integration across Tower Peak’s investment portfolios, including ESG data management, and driving the firm’s environmental and social impact initiatives.
British specialist lender Shawbrook has priced its shares at £3.70 each, valuing the business at approximately £1.92bn, in what is London’s largest initial public offering in two years, according to a report by Reuters. Shares in the company subsequently rose by as much as 8% in early trading.
US-based private equity firm Roark Capital is exploring a sale of bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes with a potential valuation of up to $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The firm has reportedly hired advisers North Point and Bank of America to run the sale process, which is expected to launch in early 2026.
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