Private equity giant TPG is exploring the sale of Crunch Fitness, a gym chain that could be valued at over $1.5bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
French payments company Worldline (WLN.PA) is attracting early-stage takeover interest from private equity firms, including Bain Capital, as it faces a challenging period of falling share prices, profit warnings, and leadership changes, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackrock hat weiter Lust auf Alternatives: Nach den Übernahmen von Global Infrastructure Partners und Preqin steht der Asset Manager nun offenbar kurz vor der Übernahme eines Private-Credit-Spezialisten.
Private equity under pressure In the past, credit funds have ultimately had to pay for the outcome of the higher leverage ratios, and were consequently significantly more expensive than a bank. „Private equity has always turned over every stone to optimise returns, but today it is probably more necessary than ever,“ says Mathieu. So when […]
Family Office AM Alpha verkauft neu gebautes Wohnhochhaus, Hannover Finanz trennt sich von Chemie-Beteiligung.
Private equity and venture capital investor EQT Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, announced today the acquisition of a majority stake in UK-based energy transition-focused infrastructure company Calisen from a consortium of investors including Goldman Sachs Alternatives, BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), and Mubadala Investment Company. According to a report by the Financial Times, […]
Apheon, a pan-European mid-market private equity investment company, has closed a continuation fund for TMC and Haudecoeur – two high-performing assets held in its MidCap Buyout IV SCSp (AMB IV) – at €435m, with backing from HarbourVest as lead investor.
AVJennings, a key-player in Australia’s home-building sector, is set to go private after a USD374m buyout offer from American private real estate investment giant Proprium Capital Partners, according to a report by AFR.
Singapore Post Limited (SingPost), the Asia Pacific-based postal and eCommerce logistics provider, is to sell its Australian business, Freight Management Holdings (FMH) to private equity firm Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) for AUD775.9m ($505.4m).
Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova and BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced that they have acquired a majority stake in French renewable energy developer Arkolia, with an investment by the asset managers of more than €200 million aimed at funding the companies’ growth. Founded in 2009, Mauguio-based Arkolia is one of the largest independent for […]
Private equity giant GTCR has committed to a $1.33bn investment in software testing leader Tricentis, supported by the current majority owner Insight Partners, in a deal that values the business at $4.5bn.
KKR, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), and Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner are working to secure approximately €4bn ($4.2bn) in debt to finance a strategic separation of the German media giant’s classified ads businesses from its news operations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Metalayer, a firm founded by veterans of Two Sigma Ventures – the VC arm of quantitative hedge fund firm Two Sigma, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a $25m cryptocurrency investment fund, according to a report by Fortune.
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most established mid-market private equity investors, has completed its €520m sale of Groupe Courir (Courir), a leading French retailer of sports shoes, to JD Sports Fashion.
A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters.
