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Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a dedicated technology and consumer investor, has sold Pixomondo (PXO), an Oscar and Emmy award-winning virtual production, visualisation and VFX company, to Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
PXO, which is known for its work on premium content including Sony Pictures Television’s The Boys, as well as Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and the upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender, maintains three LED sound stages and seven offices in the US, UK, Germany, and Canada.
PXO will continue to
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TOP STORY: Toshiba Corp could be taken private by a consortium led by private equity firm Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in a deal that vales the business at about $16.1 billion (JPY2.4 trillion), according to a report by Bloomberg.
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The carnage in the syndicated bank market looks set to continue and the near-term liquidity of direct lenders is being squeezed. Private equity sponsors are looking for other levers to pull on their buyout financing, writes Colin Leopold
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Private equity funds have accelerated the acquisition of European oil and gas assets, with 16 deals worth a combined £12 billion announced in the 12-month period ended 31 July 2022, according to data from global law firm Mayer Brown.
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KKR is to invest $300 million for a 13.33% stake in Advanta Enterprises Limited (Advanta), a subsidiary of UPL and a leading global seed company that aims to deliver innovative farming solutions and technology to farmers around the world.
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Blackstone Group has moved to reflect a sharp decline in global equity prices caused by rising interest rates and a slowing economy, by marking down the value of its sprawling investment portfolio, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Vista Equity Partners has completed its acquisition of Avalara Inc, a provider of tax compliance automation for businesses of all sizes, for $93.50 per share in an all-cash deal worth $8.4 billion.
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Cordis Corp, a portfolio company of private equity firm Hellman and Friedman (H&F), is to acquire MA Med Alliance SA (Medalliance) in a transaction valued at up to $1.135 billion, according to a report by BioWorld.Â
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EQT has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia, in a cash and stock transaction that was worth €6.8 billion when first announced in March, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Data is yet to capture the full extent of the ‘valuation reset’ across late-stage VC, while lower valued early-stage start-ups could face consolidation…
Late-stage VC has been hit hardest by the reset in valuations, with the number of high-profile examples snowballing through 2022.
At one point last year, payments start-up Stripe was the most highly valued VC investment in the US. Last month its valuation was slashed by 64% by one investor. Weeks earlier, valuations were cut at Swedish buy-no-pay-later fintech Klarna, following delivery app Instacart before it.
“The startups that enjoyed sky high valuations based on hype and ‘FOMO’
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