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Financial services firm Investec has appointed Richard de Villiers as Senior Originator within its Global Fund Solutions team in New York, joining recent hires Sharon Thandi and Matthew (Matt) Wilbur as Investec continues to build out and strengthen its US hub.
Bain Capital is flying high after Virgin Australia’s successful IPO, which saw shares surge 8.3% on debut, landing the private equity giant with a roughly 40% internal rate of return on its initial investment, according to a report by Reuters.
Ares Management has acquired a 20% stake in Eni’s renewable energy and retail arm, Plenitude, for approximately €2bn ($2.3bn), as the Italian energy giant continues to bring in strategic partners to scale its clean energy operations, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Haveli Investments has agreed to acquire AI-centric database platform Couchbase in a $1.5bn all-cash transaction, as it continues to build exposure to high-growth technology assets, according to a report by Reuters.
Athora Holding, the European savings and retirement services platform backed by Apollo Global Management, is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) in a transaction that could value the UK-based insurer at up to £5bn ($6.75bn), according to Sky News.
Technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR has received a minority investment from PACT Capital Partners, a newly-formed GP stakes platform targeting middle-market alternative asset managers, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
UK healthcare real estate firm Assura has backed a £1.79bn ($2.4bn) takeover offer from competitor Primary Health Properties (PHP), rejecting a competing bid from private equity giants KKR and Stonepeak Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Turnspire Capital Partners’s portfolio company USG Water Solutions has completed a successful recapitalisation, with the proceeds being used to repay USG’s prior debt, support investment in the company’s diversified service offerings, and fund a cash distribution to shareholders.
Private equity firm Cinven is raising between €1.5bn and €2bn for a new mid-market fund, positioned as the successor to its Strategic Financials Fund (SFF), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to acquire UK-based Spectris, a maker of high-precision scientific instruments, in a deal worth £4.4bn ($5.9bn), the largest takeover in Britain so far this year, according to a report by Reuters.
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