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Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to acquire UK-based Spectris, a maker of high-precision scientific instruments, in a deal worth £4.4bn ($5.9bn), the largest takeover in Britain so far this year, according to a report by Reuters.
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CVC Capital has launched CVC Catalyst, a new sector-agnostic private equity strategy dedicated to high-quality, faster-growing mid-market businesses across Europe. The focus will be on on equity investments of under €250m in companies with strong growth potential.
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Private equity firms are sitting on roughly $1tn of unsold assets – tying up capital that would normally have been returned to investors by now – as global M&A activity falters under the weight of high financing costs, tariff uncertainty, and geopolitical risks, according to a report by Reuters.
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KKR and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have emerged as the leading contenders to acquire a majority stake in the proposed joint venture combining Orange and MásMóvil’s Spanish telecom operations, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the process.
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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 sat down with Karin Hyland (pictured), Partner and Deputy Head of Co-Investments at Patria Investments.Â
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Private equity firm Advent International has agreed to sell Ultra Precision Control Systems (Ultra PCS), a UK provider of high-margin aerospace and defence technologies, to Eaton Corporation for $1.55bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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UK-based industrial technology group Spectris has rejected a second takeover proposal from global private equity firm KKR, opting instead to back a rival $5bn offer from Advent International, marking one of the largest UK public-to-private deals so far in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
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MBK Partners, a Northeast Asia-focused private equity firm, has announced plans to sell Homeplus, its embattled South Korean supermarket chain, in a bid to avoid the retailer’s liquidation, according to a report by Reuters.
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June 2025 | Who invests in private markets? What was a stomping ground for mega institutions in conventional financial centres is now attracting capital from a broad spectrum of wealth brackets and geographies. But do they all have similar priorities? This report explores an ever-diversifying suite of investment needs – across access, returns, liquidity and operational sophistication, with a view on how allocators and managers can strike the balance between patience and flexibility.
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Private equity firm Advent International has entered exclusive negotiations with UK consumer goods giant Reckitt over a potential acquisition of its Essential Home division, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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