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TOP STORY: Sanofi has received two separate takeover bids from private equity firms PAI Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice for its consumer health unit, potentially valuing the business at around €15bn ($16.74bn) or more, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
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Blue Owl Capital Inc is leading a $3.2bn private debt financing to support the acquisition of Smartsheet Inc by Blackstone Inc and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4bn, with participation from 20 other lenders, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Global private investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America, with $4.6bn in total capital commitments.
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US-based private investment major Apollo Global Management has offered to make an equity-like investment of up to $5bn in Intel, amid a challenging period for the semiconductor giant according to a report by Bloomberg News.
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UK-listed Intermediate Capital Group has secured $1.9bn for the latest iteration of its North America-focused private debt strategy, the North American Credit Partners Fund III, which is 50% larger than its predecessor and has already made four investments, according to a report by CityWire.
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Private equity giants Blackstone, Advent International, and TPG are among a host of firms preparing potential bids for eyecare company Bausch + Lomb, as the company initiates a sale process to resolve a stalled spin-off from its heavily indebted parent, Bausch Health, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are in advanced discussions to acquire collaboration software company Smartsheet, in a deal that would value the business at $8bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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A persistently muted deal landscape, resulting from skyrocketing debt costs and widespread macro-economic uncertainty, have steadily upped the pressure on private equity GPs over the past two years. Among the sources of pressure is the risk of clawbacks – LP claims on GPs’ carried interest in the event of losses. This report dives deeper into how these risks are playing out under current market conditions, and what firms are doing to adapt.
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Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X, with $4.3bn in capital commitments, plus an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.
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Private equity giant Apollo is making a push into the high-grade debt market, an area long controlled by traditional banks, steered by former UBS, Swiss Re, and the World Bank executive Jamshid Ehsani, who joined the firm in 2010, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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