KKR’s $2 Billion Sale of Japanese Tools Firm Koki Has Stalled

KKR’s $2 Billion Sale of Japanese Tools Firm Koki Has Stalled

KKR & Co.’s attempt to sell its Japanese power tool and life science equipment maker Koki Holdings Co. has stalled, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based private equity firm was working with a financial adviser on the potential sale of...
PAI Partners and Carlyle to acquire Theramex from CVC

PAI Partners and Carlyle to acquire Theramex from CVC

Global investment firms PAI Partners and Carlyle announced that they have agreed to acquire Theramex, the a pharmaceuticals company focused on women’s health, from CVC Capital Partners. Theramex was created following the carve-out of a portfolio of women’s health...
Brookfield Agrees to Buy Hibernia REIT for $1.2bn in Cash

Brookfield Agrees to Buy Hibernia REIT for $1.2bn in Cash

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has agreed to buy Hibernia REIT. in a deal valuing the Irish company at about $1.2bn. Benedict Real Estate Bidco Ltd., a subsidiary of one of Brookfield’s real estate private funds, will pay 1.634 euros a share in cash, according to a...
Ligue 1 Completes €1.5bn Media Rights Deal With CVC Capital

Ligue 1 Completes €1.5bn Media Rights Deal With CVC Capital

Private equity fund CVC Capital has acquired a 13% stake worth €1.5bn in Ligue 1’s media rights business, French soccer’s governing body (LFP) said on Thursday. LFP said last week it had entered into exclusive negotiations with CVC to sell a minority stake in a newly...
New GPs tame challenges with above-target funds

New GPs tame challenges with above-target funds

On Tuesday, two mid-market PE firms announced above-target final closes for their inaugural funds, reflecting institutional investors’ willingness to roll out the welcome mat for well-resourced debut fund managers.  However, the funds’ ability to beat...