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A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most established mid-market private equity investors, has completed its €520m sale of Groupe Courir (Courir), a leading French retailer of sports shoes, to JD Sports Fashion.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), Blackstone’s asset backed credit division, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) have agreed to a strategic deal that will see BXCI acquire a $1bn portfolio of infrastructure loans from the bank.
Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión.
Barings is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380m, with S&P and Fitch rating the issuance, which is backed by a portfolio of European middle market senior secured loans.
Argosy Private Equity (Argosy), a lower middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in Rita’s Franchise Company (Ritas), a US provider of frozen desserts founded in 1984, through a sale to New York-based MTN Capital.
Ambienta has expanded the team behind its Sustainable Credit Opportunities Fund, following a strong year of growth which has seen over 200 potential deal screened and six transactions executed so far this year, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.
UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Grifols shares tumbled 10% on Wednesday after sources revealed that Canadian private investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is planning to abandon its takeover bid for the Spanish pharmaceutical company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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