Partners Group to Buy HVAC Firm DiversiTech in $2.2bn Deal

Partners Group to Buy HVAC Firm DiversiTech in $2.2bn Deal

Buyout firm Partners Group Holding AG has agreed to acquire DiversiTech Corp. from private equity firm Permira in a deal that values the air conditioning and electrical parts manufacturer at $2.2bn, including debt. The sale of the company is expected to close in...
HSBC AM raises $1bn for second private equity opportunities fund

HSBC AM raises $1bn for second private equity opportunities fund

HSBC Asset Management has closed its second directly-managed secondaries fund, Private Equity Opportunities II, having reached total commitments of more than $1bn. PE Opps II, which launched in August this year, will be managed by HSBC Alternatives’ private...
Private Equity Company Gaw Capital Raises $1.2bn for New Fund

Private Equity Company Gaw Capital Raises $1.2bn for New Fund

Real estate private-equity company Gaw Capital Partners has raised $1.2bn for a new Asia-Pacific focused fund. The new fund, Gateway Real Estate Fund VII, is Gaw Capital’s seventh Asia-Pacific real-estate fund, it said Wednesday. The company is aiming a total...
Carlyle to Buy Switzerland’s AutoForm Engineering in $2bn Deal

Carlyle to Buy Switzerland’s AutoForm Engineering in $2bn Deal

U.S. private equity firm Carlyle struck a $2bn deal to acquire AutoForm Engineering GmbH, a Switzerland-based industrial software provider. Carlyle is acquiring the business from smaller European buyout rival Astorg. The deal value wasn’t announced. According to...