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Toyota’s $42bn bid to simplify empire draws private equity interest Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda is spearheading a proposed ¥6tn ($42bn) buyout of Toyota Industries, the automaker’s largest…
Bain Capital and KPS circle Iveco’s €1.5bn defence unit as private equity interest in military assets surges Bain Capital and KPS Capital Partners are exploring potential bids for Iveco Group’s…
Capital Group and KKR win SEC nod for hybrid credit funds aimed at retail investors Capital Group and KKR have received regulatory clearance from the US Securities and Exchange Commission to launch…
Permira pivots Asia strategy toward India, winding down China offices amid regional reshuffle Permira is realigning its Asia strategy, consolidating regional operations in India while winding down…
KKR appoints Morgan Stanley for potential Logisteed IPO in Tokyo as Japan’s listing market heats up KKR engaged Morgan Stanley to support preparations for a potential IPO of Logisteed, the Japanese…
Private equity in 401(k)s: who it suits—and who should steer clear As private equity becomes more accessible to retail retirement investors, a growing number of Americans are exploring the role it…
Harvard eyes $1bn private equity sale to boost liquidity and rebalance $53bn endowment Harvard University is advancing plans to sell approximately $1bn worth of private equity fund stakes through a…
Pimco, KKR, and Bain circle John Lewis card issuer NewDay in £1.7bn buyout race NewDay Group, one of the UK’s largest privately owned consumer credit providers, is drawing interest from major global…
KKR turns to direct lenders for €1.1bn unitranche package to finance Karo Healthcare acquisition KKR secured a €1.1bn unitranche financing package from a consortium of private credit lenders to…
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Coller Capital hires Alexander Ordon to lead private wealth secondaries push in Australia and New Zealand Coller Capital appointed Alexander Ordon as Director for Australia and New Zealand,…
Private equity duo Kingswood and PIP to revive The Vitamin Shoppe with $193.5m acquisition Kingswood Capital Management and Performance Investment Partners (PIP) have agreed to acquire The Vitamin…
Ex-EY and PwC leaders team up with Warburg Pincus to disrupt UK consultancy market Private equity firm Warburg Pincus is backing the launch of Unity Advisory, a UK-based boutique accounting and…
Generali Investments and Partners Group launch global private credit secondaries fund to meet growing LP demand Generali Investments and Partners Group have teamed up to launch a new Private Credit…
GTCR to exit Worldpay in $24.2bn sale to Global Payments as firm doubles equity in under two years Private equity firm GTCR is set to exit its majority stake in Worldpay through a $24.2bn sale to…
Carlyle backs Suntera Global with financing package to support growth and M&A strategy Carlyle’s Global Credit platform has provided a new financing package to Suntera Global, an independent…
General Atlantic nears private credit partnership with UBS amid surge in direct lending demand General Atlantic is in advanced negotiations with UBS to launch a strategic private credit partnership…
Nomura to acquire Macquarie’s US and European asset management business in $1.8bn global expansion Nomura has announced a $1.8bn all-cash acquisition of Macquarie’s US and European public asset…
H.I.G. Capital seals back-to-back exits from Koozie and Soleo in value-driven play H.I.G. Capital has completed back-to-back exits from Koozie Group and Soleo Health, underscoring the firm’s…
Admiral exits US insurance with sale of Elephant to J.C. Flowers & Co Admiral Group has agreed to divest its US-based car insurance subsidiary, Elephant Insurance, to private equity firm J.C….
Fopen appoints Schroders to manage €120m private equity mandate amid shift to private markets Fopen, the Italian pension fund serving employees of energy group Enel, has awarded a €120m private…
Advent backs digital banking momentum with buyout of Bulgaria’s TBI Bank Advent International has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TBI Bank, a leading digital challenger bank in…
Canadian pension funds pivot to private equity partnerships as direct investing pressure mounts Several of Canada’s largest pension funds are scaling back direct private equity investments and…
Japan’s ruling party urges GPIF to back domestic private equity in bid to bolster national investment ecosystem Lawmakers from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party are calling on the country’s…
Investindustrial acquires DCC Healthcare for £1.05bn to boost global buy-and-build strategy Investindustrial, through its Healthco Investment platform, has agreed to acquire DCC Healthcare in a deal…
Grant Thornton accelerates international consolidation in private equity-backed expansion led by New Mountain Capital Grant Thornton US is pursuing a wave of international acquisitions backed by…
Yale eyes liquidity with potential private equity secondaries sale led by Evercore Yale University appointed Evercore to advise on a potential secondary sale of a portion of its private equity fund…
Thoma Bravo to acquire Boeing’s digital aviation assets in $10.55bn all-cash deal Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire a major portion of Boeing’s Digital Aviation Solutions business in an all-cash…
Clessidra Private Equity acquires MiCROTEC to back global expansion in wood and food scanning tech Clessidra Private Equity has acquired MiCROTEC, a global provider of scanning technologies for the…
Takeover Thursday: Private equity’s top takeovers Carlyle has finalised its acquisition of SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner SE, a global provider of SAP-focused data transformation software…
Carlyle–SK Capital bid gains momentum as Bluebird backs deal amid growth plans Bluebird bio reaffirmed its commitment to a takeover deal by Carlyle and SK Capital, after rival bidder Ayrmid failed…
Blackstone beats Q1 profit estimates as private equity and credit drive $1.41bn in earnings Blackstone has posted first-quarter distributable earnings of $1.41bn, up 11% year-on-year and ahead of…
Warburg Pincus and ADIA to invest $877m in India’s IDFC FIRST Bank for 15% stake Warburg Pincus and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) will invest a combined $877m in India’s IDFC FIRST Bank…
EoS Fitness explores $1bn sale as private equity interest in wellness sector heats up EoS Fitness, the fast-growing US gym chain backed by BRS & Co, is exploring a potential sale that could…
PAI Partners receives EU clearance for acquisition of 99-hotel Motel One Group PAI Partners has secured European Commission approval for its acquisition of Motel One Group, a Munich-headquartered…
Insignia Financial grants Bain Capital and CC Capital four-week exclusivity extension on $2.13bn bid Australian wealth manager Insignia Financial has extended exclusivity for Bain Capital and CC…
7X Partners acquires 40% of Leventer Medical to back €25m private oncology hospital in Bucharest Romanian private equity firm 7X Partners has acquired a 40% stake in Leventer Medical to support the…
Coller Capital raises $2.4bn in record structured secondaries deal backed by Barings and Ares Coller Capital has closed a landmark $2.4bn structured secondaries transaction, marking the largest deal…
Brookfield to take up to 80% stake in Barclays payments business under £400m strategic partnership Brookfield Asset Management entered into a long-term partnership with Barclays to transform the UK…
KKR explores $10bn exit for Atlantic Aviation amid strong infrastructure demand KKR is considering a potential $10bn sale or IPO of Atlantic Aviation, the US-based fixed-base operations network it…