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Starbucks has entered the second round of its strategic investment process for its China business, with several major private equity firms including including KKR, Carlyle Group, and EQT among the shortlisted bidders, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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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 sit down with Michael Gahleitner, Managing Partner at Triton Partners.
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KKR has raised $6.5bn for its latest asset-backed finance (ABF) strategy, as the global investment firm continues to scale its presence in private credit amid growing demand for alternative lending solutions, according to a report by Reuters.
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EQT has agreed to acquire Fujitec, Japan’s largest independent elevator and escalator manufacturer, in a $2.7bn take-private deal – marking its largest-ever buyout in Japan and the biggest PE-led take-private transaction in Asia so far this year, according to a report by Reuters.
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EQT has struck a deal to acquire Neogov, a US-based human resources software provider, in a transaction that values the company at more than $3bn including debt, according to a report Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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Private equity firm Birch Hill Equity Partners and Brookfield Asset Management have agreed to acquire First National Financial in a deal that values the Canadian mortgage lender at CAD2.9bn ($2.12bn), according to a company announcement on Sunday.
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Blackstone is preparing to take more portfolio companies public than at any time since the IPO boom of 2021, signalling renewed momentum in the public markets, according to a report by Reuters citing President and COO Jon Gray.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | In 2018, the aerospace sector was “hot”, as described by Rob Johnson, an investor in the Yorkshire and North East team of BGF, a UK & Ireland-focused growth capital investor. Boeing and Airbus were facing record backlogs of aircraft orders, and this, in turn, was fuelling demand across the aerospace supply chain for high quality, responsive supply partners. This extended downstream to raw material suppliers and early stage manufacturers, such as forges, for which there was finite supply capacity.
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One Rock Capital Partners has surfaced as one of the final contenders for BP’s Castrol lubricants business, as many early suitors retreat and valuation expectations decline, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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CapVest Partners is in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in German pharmaceutical firm Stada Arzneimittel, in a potential transaction that could value the business at approximately €10bn ($11.7bn), including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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