by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2021 | FPEC, News
Vendis Capital has sealed a €290m sale of Belgian teeth, mouth and skincare products business Sylphar to EQT portfolio business Karo Pharma. The private equity house bought Sylphar in 2017 from Concordia. The company was formed in 2007 by company CEO Robin List, who...
by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2021 | FPEC, News
Blackstone on Monday announced the final close of Blackstone Strategic Capital Holdings II at $5.6bn. The commingled fund specializes in value-added, long-term minority ownership interests in the management companies of private equity firms, according to a Blackstone...
by Sebastian | Nov 23, 2021 | FPEC, News
Paris-based private equity investor Ardian has started making preparations for an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported, potentially adding it to a growing list of publicly traded PE firms. The asset manager, which has around $120 billion in assets under...
by Sebastian | Sep 3, 2021 | FPEC, News
Private equity firm Cinven has bowed out of the potential bidding war to buy FTSE 250 asset manager Sanne Group. London-based Cinven made a series of takeover offers for Sanne earlier this year, sweetening its final offer to 875p per share, valuing the firm at around...
by Sebastian | Sep 3, 2021 | FPEC, News
French investment firm Antin Infrastructure Partners is looking to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Euronext Paris and has hired banks to work on the deal, the company said on Friday. The flotation will involve a capital increase of about $416m through the...
by Sebastian | Aug 16, 2021 | FPEC, News
H.I.G. WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm H.I.G. Capital, announced that it has arranged a financing package for Groupe Astek, which includes a significant growth capital component. H.I.G. WhiteHorse has arranged a €170m financing package, which...
