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Gene therapy maker bluebird bio has agreed to be taken private by private equity firm Carlyle Group and SK Capital Partners in a cut-rate deal, amid a prolonged cash crunch struggle stemming from a challenging market for its products, according to a report by Reuters.
Hong Kong-based CK Infrastructure has made a £7bn ($8.86bn) bid for a majority stake in troubled UK utility company Thames Water, in excess of a $5bn offer tabled by private equity giant KKR for the water supplier, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings, the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, has chosen Bain Capital as its preferred buyer for a stake in its non-core assets, according to a report by Reuters citing local media reports on Saturday.
Britain’s National Grid announced on Monday that it has agreed to sell its US onshore renewables business to Canadian alternative investment giant Brookfield Asset Management and its partners in a deal worth $1.74bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Australia’s Perpetual has officially ended discussions with private equity firm KKR over the AUD2.2bn ($1.4bn) sale of its wealth management and corporate trust units in the company and is now planning a separate sale of its wealth management business, according to a report by Reuters.
Madison River Capital, a private equity firm specialising in lower middle market investments, has closed its first institutional fund – Madison River Capital Fund I – raising over $370m in total capital commitments.
Private equity form GTCR has held the final close of Strategic Growth Fund II (SGF II) with approximately $3.6bn in aggregate commitments. The oversubscribed Fund surpassed its target of $2.75bn and the size of its $2.2bn predecessor which closed in 2022.
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Gramercy Funds Management is ramping up its private credit strategy in Turkey, targeting $1bn in direct lending deals over the next two years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity dealmakers are preparing for a year of heightened merger and acquisition (M&A) activity despite significant macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the 2025 Deal and Business Risk Management Survey by professional service firm Aon.
Point72 founder Steve Cohen is making another major play in the artificial intelligence space, this time targeting the legal sector with his investment firm, Point72 Private Investments, leading a $75m funding round for Luminance, according to a report by Observer.
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