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European private equity firm Cinven has mandated Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on a potential sale of Ufinet Group, a Madrid-based telecom infrastructure operator, in a deal that could value the business at approximately €6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adevinta, the Norway-based online classifieds group acquired last year by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and Permira, is preparing to divest its Spanish operations as part of a broader strategic reshaping of the business, according to a report by Reuters.
Standard Chartered has launched a dedicated global financial sponsors team focused on private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds, marking a strategic expansion of its investment banking franchise and a push to deepen ties with alternative asset managers, according to a report by Reuters.
Elham Credit Partners, the private credit arm of Hillhouse Investment, is poised to secure anchor commitments of $700m to $750m for the first close of its inaugural private credit fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Phillips 66 has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its German and Austrian retail fuel business to a private equity-led consortium comprising Energy Equation Partners and Stonepeak, in a transaction valuing the unit at $2.8nm, according to a report by Reuters.
Entrata, a provider of property management software, has secured a $200m minority investment from Blackstone, valuing the Utah-based company at $4.3bn in the latest non-control PE transactions in the tech-enabled real estate space, according to a report by Reuters.
Deutsche Bank has teamed up with secondaries specialist Coller Capital to distribute a flagship private equity secondaries fund to high-net-worth individuals across Europe and Asia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Ares Alternative Credit Management has entered exclusive negotiations with Italian energy major Eni to acquire a 20% minority stake in its renewable energy and retail unit Plenitude, in a transaction that would value the business at approximately $13bn, including debt.
Software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has fully exited its position in Nasdaq Inc, divesting its remaining stake in the exchange operator in a series of transactions totalling $3.4 billion, according to a report by Reuters.
Carlyle Group and SK Capital Partners have increased the upfront portion of their takeover bid for gene therapy developer bluebird bio, to $5 per share in cash from $3 per share plus a contingent value right, according to a joint statement issued on Wednesday.
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