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German chemical giant BASF SE has officially kicked off the sale process for its coatings business, with the unit expected to fetch up to €6bn ($6.8bn), drawing attention from a growing roster of global buyout firms including Carlyle Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Private equity giant Thoma Bravo is exploring a potential sale of Apryse, a high-growth document processing software company, in a deal that could value the business at over $3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | In March, the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund exited InMedica Group – Lithuania’s largest private healthcare network – to Mehiläinen, an international digital healthcare company with Finnish origins. InMedica represented two milestones for the closed-end private equity fund, which launched in 2019 with €165m: it was both the fund’s first investment and its first exit.
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Vista Equity Partners is close to finalising a deal to acquire Acumatica, a cloud-based enterprise software provider, from Swedish private equity group EQT, in a transaction that would value the business at approximately $2bn including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Blackstone’s Strategic Partners has acquired approximately $5bn in private equity stakes from the New York City Retirement Systems, marking one of the largest secondary transactions ever executed by a US public pension, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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The private equity owners of British roadside assistance group, AA, are preparing to explore exit options that could value the business at £4.5bn or more, following a sustained turnaround under their stewardship, according to a report by Sky News.
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Private equity firm GTCR is poised to return more than $5bn to its limited partners in 2025, defying broader market headwinds and liquidity pressures that have stalled distributions across much of the private markets landscape, according to a report by Reuters.
Insights Report
May 2025 | Pressure yields transformation, and in the past half-decade private markets have faced pressure in more form and frequency than perhaps ever before. Technology, with its great advances and capacity to build efficiencies – several line items at a time – is set to play a crucial role in shaping the industry’s future avatar. Presenting a cross-section of firm sizes and strategies, this report explores the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ of digital transformation in private markets.Â
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Private equity firm TJC is poised to exit wireless communications specialist Silvus Technologies in a deal reportedly worth $4.5bn, with Motorola Solutions in advanced negotiations to acquire the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has committed $500m to a private equity vehicle managed by Thoma Bravo, marking the latest move by the world’s largest pension fund to expand its exposure to alternative assets, according to a report by Reuters.
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