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Global investment firm Carlyle has agreed to invest in Ingentis Group, a provider of organisational charting, design, and analytics software, with Maguar Capital Partners selling its stake in Ingentis to Carlyle.
KKR has secured an agreement to acquire British scientific instruments maker Spectris after raising its offer to £4.8bn, outbidding rival Advent International in a tightly contested takeover battle that underscores rising sponsor appetite for undervalued UK assets, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management has reported second-quarter earnings ahead of analyst expectations, driven by record fee-related earnings and robust net inflows, as the firm continues to capitalise on its growing credit platform and insurance-backed funding model, according to a report by Reuters.
Global private equity investor Advent has appointed Robert Ohrenstein as an Operations Advisor focused on finance, working closely with Advent’s portfolio company teams to support value creation through financial transformation and transaction execution.
Bain Capital is doubling down on its aerospace portfolio strategy with a bold plan to reposition Jamco Corporation, the Japanese aircraft interiors manufacturer it acquired earlier this year in a $700m take-private deal, according to a report by Reuters.
Two executives from private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners are set to take on senior leadership roles when the merger of the Skydance Media and Paramount Global completes on 7 August, according to a report by Reuters.
PGIM has held the final close of PGIM Senior Loan Opportunities II, the second commingled private credit fund open to unaffiliated investors in its middle market direct lending series, with over $4.2bn in available capital commitments.
Mediterrania Capital Partners (MCP), a private equity firm focused on growth investments for SMEs and mid-cap companies in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, has invested in Dislog Dispositifs Médicaux (DDM) through a MAD540m capital increase together with CDG Invest Growth.
Dextra Partners, a multi-strategy private equity firm focused on the middle market, has closed Dextra Co-investment Fund VII at its $825m hard cap, exceeding its $650m target and bringing the firm’s assets under management to approximately $5bn.
Gallagher has appointed Alistair Lester as CEO of Gallagher’s Private Equity and M&A client practice, to lead the firm’s existing transactional risks teams in the UK, Europe, and Middle East (EMEA), while overseeing the further expansion of the practice.
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