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Bain Capital has acquired a 9.9% equity stake on a post-issuance basis in financial services company Lincoln Financial for $825m in an all-cash transaction.
Global investment firm Carlyle has completed its voluntary public cash takeover offer for all outstanding shares of SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE, creating a strategic partnership in support of SNP’s long-term growth.
Apollo Global Management has invested in Plume, a blockchain infrastructure platform focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenisation, as part of a broader push to bring institutional-grade financial products on-chain, according to a report by CoinDesk.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), the Silicon Valley venture capital heavyweight, is reportedly in the market to raise approximately $20bn for a new AI-focused vehicle – its largest fund to date – as it looks to tap into sustained global investor appetite for US-based artificial intelligence opportunities, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital has acquired US healthcare software provider HealthEdge in a deal valued at approximately $2.6bn, including debt, marking the latest in a series of successful exits of private equity-backed software companies, according to a report by the Financial Times.
David Perkins, a seasoned private equity attorney with Cravath, Swaine & Moore, has joined Sidley Austin as a partner in New York, adding to the recent influx of partner hires at Sidley, according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital has struck a deal to acquire restaurant platform Sizzling Platter from fellow private equity firm CapitalSpring in a transaction valued at over $1bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Eni is drawing renewed interest from private equity and infrastructure investors as it moves ahead with a second stake sale in Plenitude, its renewable energy and retail arm, which could now command a valuation north of €11bn ($12bn) including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Retail pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance, the target of a take-private deal by private equity firm Sycamore Partners valued at over $10bn, has reported a second-quarter loss of $2.8bn, according to a report by Forbes.
Momentum is building in Switzerland’s private equity space, driven in part by Swisscanto’s latest offering – the Private Equity Switzerland Growth II L-QIF fund – which will target CHF150m (€160m) for a first close in Q3 2025, according to a report by Private Equity Insights.
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