Top private equity news of the week
Bain Capital has received bids to take luxury apparel maker Canada Goose private in a deal valuing the company at about $1.4bn, according to CNBC.
The private equity firm, which first invested in the company in 2013, has hired Goldman Sachs to advise on a potential sale but is waiting for additional offers before making a decision.
Canada Goose is listed in both Toronto and New York, with a current market capitalisation of $1.18bn, LSEG data shows.
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- Warburg Pincus has returned nearly $10bn to investors this year, setting a record for realisations in the first half of 2025 as the firm accelerates its pace of exits, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The private equity group has completed about $42bn in realisations since 2022, while investing around $25bn over the same period. Recent disposals include the multibillion-dollar sale of health records software provider ModMed to Clearlake Capital, HR software group Neogov to EQT and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and industrial pumps and compressor maker Sundyne to Honeywell.
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Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire human capital management software leader Dayforce in a $12.3bn all-cash transaction, marking one of the year’s largest private equity-backed technology deals.
Under the terms, Dayforce shareholders will receive $70 per share, representing a 32% premium to the company’s unaffected share price before reports of the transaction. The deal also includes a minority investment from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).
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