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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: As the world opened up after the pandemic, the construction industry saw a boom in demand. Foundation Building Materials pursued a buy and build strategy to capitalise on this, with an investment from American Securities driving the development of an e-commerce platform to target its specialised customer base.
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Papa John’s International has received a takeover proposal from Qatari-backed investment firm Irth Capital, which has offered to take the restaurant group private at a valuation of roughly $1.5bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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Hedging is a critical tool for funds that raise and deploy capital globally to protect themselves from currency risk. Against a volatile macroeconomic backdrop and an increasingly challenging fundraising and exit environment, that imperative is only growing – though it brings liquidity risk of it’s own. This paradox is accentuated in the context of open-ended funds, as this research finds.
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Private investment firm Bain Capital is nearing the final close of its sixth pan-Asia private equity fund after raising approximately $10.5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the fundraising.
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EQT is exploring options for the sale of enterprise software company SUSE in a transaction that could value the business at as much as $6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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Private equity firm Lone Star Funds has agreed to acquire the capsules and health ingredients division of Swiss life sciences group Lonza in a transaction valuing the business at CHF2.3bn (around $3bn), according to a report by Reuters.
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Angus Whiteley, CEO of Stafford Capital Partners, discusses timberland investment.
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Roark Capital is considering a potential initial public offering of restaurant group Inspire Brands – owner of Dunkin’, Arby’s, and Jimmy John’s, that could raise around $2bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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TPG Inc is exploring strategic options for its stake in Kuala Lumpur-based medical services provider Asia OneHealthcare, including a potential sale or initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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For this special episode recognising International Women’s Day, we sit down with Gurpreet Manku, the CEO of Level 20, an organisation focused on improving the representation of senior women in private markets firms across Europe.
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