Antin Infrastructure to buy Italian pharmacy network Hippocrates

Antin Infrastructure to buy Italian pharmacy network Hippocrates

Italian pharmacy network Hippocrates Holding said on Monday that private equity firm Antin Infrastructure Partners had agreed to take an 80% stake in the company. The pharmacy group short-listed four bidders in October for its network of pharmacies with the aim of...
Singapore’s Viz Branz Owner Nears Sale of Majority Stake

Singapore’s Viz Branz Owner Nears Sale of Majority Stake

The owner of Singaporean instant beverage maker Viz Branz Pte agreed to sell a majority stake to the biggest private equity and alternative asset manager in the Middle East. Bahrain-based Investcorp Holdings BSC said Monday that controlling shareholder Ben Chng will...
Carlyle Said to Consider Selling Lingerie Brand Hunkemoller

Carlyle Said to Consider Selling Lingerie Brand Hunkemoller

Carlyle Group Inc. is weighing new plans to sell Hunkemoller, the Dutch lingerie and swimwear retailer, according to people familiar with the matter. The U.S. private equity firm is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. on a potential sale of the...
Walmart to Sell Most of Japan’s Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

Walmart to Sell Most of Japan’s Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

Walmart Inc. is selling most of Japanese retailer Seiyu to KKR & Co. and Rakuten Inc. in a deal that values the supermarket chain at 172.5 billion yen ($1.6 billion), as the U.S. giant retreats from its two-decade attempt to crack Japan’s retail market. Under...
UPDATE: Nexi Buys Nets in $9.2 Billion Deal to Create Payment Giant

UPDATE: Nexi Buys Nets in $9.2 Billion Deal to Create Payment Giant

Italian payments processor Nexi SpA agreed to buy private equity-owned rival Nets A/S, a month after purchasing a state-backed competitor and creating one of Europe’s biggest payment providers. The all-share deal values Copenhagen-based Nets at 7.8 billion euros ($9.2...