Private Equity & Private Capital News

Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has committed $500m to a private equity vehicle managed by Thoma Bravo, marking the latest move by the world’s largest pension fund to expand its exposure to alternative assets, according to a report by Reuters.

Software-focused private equity major Thoma Bravo is closing in on a deal to acquire Itel, a GTCR-backed insurance technology provider specialising in property and casualty claims, in a transaction that could value the company at approximately $1.3bn including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Blackstone’s infrastructure arm has agreed to acquire regulated US utility TXNM Energy in a $5.7bn all-cash transaction, marking the latest major move in a rapidly accelerating wave of dealmaking across the US power sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Adevinta, the Norway-based online classifieds group acquired last year by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and Permira, is preparing to divest its Spanish operations as part of a broader strategic reshaping of the business, according to a report by Reuters.

European private equity firm Cinven has mandated Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on a potential sale of Ufinet Group, a Madrid-based telecom infrastructure operator, in a deal that could value the business at approximately €6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Private Equity wird durch neue Zugangswege wie den ELTIF auch für Privatanleger immer interessanter. Doch worauf kommt es bei einem gut strukturierten Produkt wirklich an? Nico Auel, Vorstand von Munich Private Equity, spricht über Chancen, Strategien und die Rolle des Lower Mid-Market.

Investing.com — Craneware plc, ein auf Finanzmanagement im Gesundheitswesen spezialisiertes Softwareunternehmen, bestätigte heute, dass Bain Capital Private Equity (Europe), LLP ein mögliches Angebot zur Übernahme des Unternehmens in Betracht zieht. Craneware erklärte jedoch, dass bisher noch kein formeller Vorschlag von Bain Capital eingegangen sei.

The last coalition government made some changes to what pension providers are allowed to invest in. CMS lawyer Laura Bungart explains the implications of the new quotas for private markets.

Software-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has fully exited its position in Nasdaq Inc, divesting its remaining stake in the exchange operator in a series of transactions totalling $3.4 billion, according to a report by Reuters.

Private equity firm Ares Alternative Credit Management has entered exclusive negotiations with Italian energy major Eni to acquire a 20% minority stake in its renewable energy and retail unit Plenitude, in a transaction that would value the business at approximately $13bn, including debt.

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Starbucks Corp is actively exploring a potential strategic revamp of its operations in China and has begun engaging private equity firms, tech investors, and other strategic players as part of a process that may lead to a partial stake sale, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Carlyle Group is nearing a deal to sell Italian premium fashion brand Twinset to domestic investment firms Borletti Group and Quadrivio, according to a report by Reuters citing two unnamed people with knowledge of the matter.