PAI Partners acquires Beautynova

PAI Partners acquires Beautynova

French private equity firm PAI Partners, through its PAI Mid-Market Fund, is to acquire a majority stake in global professional haircare platform Beautynova from BlueGem Capital Partners, a pan-European PE firm focused on non-discretionary consumer staples.   Upon...
Ardian acquires data centre platform Verne in £450m deal

Ardian acquires data centre platform Verne in £450m deal

French private investment firm Ardian has completed the acquisition of the entire share capital of Verne, a data centre platform headquartered in the UK and diversified across Northern Europe, from investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure (D9), in a deal worth up to...
Apollo makes $11bn Paramount Pictures bid

Apollo makes $11bn Paramount Pictures bid

Private equity major Apollo Global Management has made an $11bn offer to acquire Paramount Global’s Hollywood studio, Paramount Pictures, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person with knowledge of the matter. Apollo’s offer comes as as an independent...
EQT’s Skincare Firm Galderma Sets Terms for $2.6 bn IPO

EQT’s Skincare Firm Galderma Sets Terms for $2.6 bn IPO

Skincare company Galderma Group AG set the price range for a 2.3 billion Swiss-franc ($2.6 billion) initial public offering, in what would be the largest listing in Europe since that of Porsche AG in 2022. The shares are being marketed at 49 to 53 Swiss francs apiece...