Norwegian oil and gas company DNO ASA has agreed to acquire Sval Energi, a portfolio company of private equity firm HitecVision, in a $1.6bn deal that includes a $450m cash payment and assumption of the company’s debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Nuclear technology startup Renaissance Fusion announced that it has raised €32 million (USD$33.2 million) in a series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling and commercializing its fusion technology to produce low-cost, low-carbon energy.
Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Harvest Partners are exploring a potential sale of Granicus, a government-services software provider, in a deal that could value the company at approximately $4bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
For International Women’s Day this year, Private Equity Wire spoke to Hilary Gosher, Managing Director at Insight Partners. Tell us a bit about how you got into private equity.
Besonders interessant im Private-Equity-Kontext sei, wie diese Ereignisse die breite, globale Innovation unterstreiche, die in diesem disruptivsten aller Sektoren, der grösstenteils durch Risikokapital (Venture Capital, VC) finanziert wird, schnell voranschreite.
Private equity giant Bain Capital has plans to take Seven & i Holdings’ supermarket business public in approximately three years, following efforts to enhance synergies within the group, a Bain executive has confirmed, according to a report by Reuters.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is set to be taken private by private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a $10bn deal, marking the end of nearly a century of public trading for the US pharmacy giant, according to a report by Reuters.
Former Ares Management Executive Scott Graves has secured a $2bn commitment form multi-strategy hedge fund major Millennium to support the launch of his new alternative asset management firm Lane42 Investment Partners.
The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System (LACERS) has approved significant commitments totalling $367m to private credit and private equity funds, as outlined in the materials presented at its 25 February board meeting, according to a report by Pension & Investment Online.
PGIM Private Capital, the private credit arm of PGIM, the $1.38tn global asset management business of Prudential Financial, provided $14.9bn in senior debt and junior capital to 238 middle-market companies and projects worldwide in 2024.
Japanese retail giant Trial Holdings has agreed a deal to acquire supermarket chain Seiyu from private equity major KKR in a deal valued at JPY382.6bn ($2.55bn). The transaction will see Trial take full ownership of Seiyu.
Carbon capture technology firm Mitico announced that it has raised $4.3 million in seed funding, with proceeds to be used to pilot and scale its technology, which can capture CO2 from a wide range of industrial sources.
Carlyle Group is aiming to raise more than $3bn for its latest infrastructure fund, Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund II, as the private equity giant continues to expand its presence in the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adelis Equity Partners has held the final close of its oversubscribed fourth fund, Adelis Fund IV, with €1.5bn in capital commitments from external investors. Adelis employees have also committed to invest 7.7% (€116m) for a total fund size of €1.6bn.
Alternative asset manager Blackstone announced that it has raised $5.6 billion for its energy transition-focused private equity fund, Blackstone Energy Transition Partners IV, closing the fund at its hard cap.
