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YFM Equity Partners has backed the management buyout of Stacatruc – a forklift truck specialist with a 40-year pedigree – from private equity investor Merino Capital, which acquired the business in 2021.
Global alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has competed the sale of its stake in Preligens, a specialist leader in artificial intelligence for aerospace and defencem to Safran for an enterprise value of €220m.
Blackstone, in conjunction with CPP Investment, has agreed a deal to acquire Asia-Pacific data centre platform AirTrunk from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, in a deal worth over AUD24bn ($13.5bn).
Private equity firms HIG and CapVest have joined the competition to acquire AAH Pharmaceuticals, the UK’s largest pharmacy wholesaler, which has been put up for sale just three years after being acquired by German PE firm Aurelius, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Cubera Private Equity has held the final close of its latest Nordic secondaries fund – Cubera X – at its hard cap of €780m, ahead of its target size of €700m. Including GP commitments the total size of the oversubscribed fund is €807m.
Pennsylvania-based lower middle market-focused private equity firm NewSpring has invested in US hotel renovation business Salisbury Moore via its private credit strategy, NewSpring Mezzanine.
International private equity firm Cinven has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire the Finaxy group, a French multi-specialist insurance broker, from $168bn global private investment house Ardian.
Private equity giant Blackstone has acquired an 80% stake in a European warehouse portfolio managed by Burstone, marking the latest move by the US investment manager into the booming warehouse sector fuelled by the rise of e-commerce, according to a report by Reuters.
Investcorp, the largest private equity firm based in the Gulf region, is undergoing a significant leadership reorganisation that will see one of its long-standing Co-Chief Executives, Hazem Ben-Gacem, step down from his role.
Private equity firm Clearlake Capital, the co-owner of Chelsea Football Club, has finalised a deal to acquire a credit investment unit from Natixis, marking its entry into the booming $1.7tn private credit sector, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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