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SoftBank-backed LY Corp and Bain Capital have increased their offer for Japanese price comparison operator Kakaku.com, valuing the company at more than $4bn and moving ahead of a competing take-private proposal from EQT, according to a report by Reuters.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: While demand for cold drinks continues to be strong worldwide, the industry is facing pressures from rising energy and materials costs. In April 2023, Tetrad Capital Partners carried out a recapitalisation and restructuring of Frigoglass, beginning a broader transformation. We sat down with Gagik Apkarian, founder and managing director of Tetrad, to unpack the process.
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TOP STORY: Intertek Group Plc is preparing to support a £9.4bn ($12.7bn) acquisition proposal from Swedish private equity firm EQT AB, following a series of previously rejected bids, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a statement from the UK-listed company.
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EQT has increased its offer for Intertek Group to £9.4bn ($12.8bn), including dividends, in what it described as a final attempt to secure agreement for a takeover of the UK-listed testing and inspection company, according tp a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss investment in therapeutics with Ksenija Pavletic, general partner and chief commercial officer at biopharma-focused firm Jeito Capital.
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TOP STORY: Brookfield Asset Management raised approximately $21bn in the first quarter, putting the alternative asset manager on track for a record fundraising year as it continues to scale across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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Alternative asset manager Carlyle reported first-quarter earnings below analyst expectations, as lower realised performance income offset continued fundraising momentum and asset monetisations, according to a report by Reuters.
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Apollo Global Management is planning to introduce daily pricing for its private credit funds by the end of September, marking a significant shift toward greater transparency in a sector that has traditionally relied on quarterly valuations, according to a report by Reuters.
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Transparency and standardisation are hallmarks of mature industries, and while these have traditionally run at odds with the bespoke, proprietary edge of private markets offerings, they now manifest as key differentiators in the era of discipline. Read how firms are adapting in this latest report – powered by Fusion by JP Morgan.
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Blue Owl Capital is exploring a potential sale of the Asia operations of its portfolio company data centre platform Stack Infrastructure in a deal that could exceed $30bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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