Private Equity & Private Capital News

US private equity giant Warburg Pincus has emerged as a potential bidder for Fonterra’s NZD4bn ($2.4bn) global consumer and retail operations, joining a field of international strategic buyers including Japan’s Meiji, France’s Lactalis, and Canada’s Saputo, according to a report by Reuters.

China Investment Corporation (CIC), the country’s $1.3tn sovereign wealth fund, is looking to offload around $1bn worth of US-based private equity fund stakes on the secondary market, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Blackstone is exploring a potential $3bn sale of Sphera, a global provider of sustainability-focused software and consulting services, as the private equity giant looks to monetise one of its more resilient portfolio assets, according to a report by Reuters.

PE firms Silver Lake Management and P2 Capital Partners are exploring strategic exit options from their investment in Blackhawk Network, the prepaid card and gift voucher platform they took private in 2018, including a sale at a potential valuation in excess of $5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm targeting growth investments in SMEs and mid-cap companies across North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, has completed the full exit of its investment in Akdital, Morocco’s leading private healthcare group.

Private equity firms including Tikehau Capital, CVC Capital Partners, and Weinberg Capital Partners, are ramping up investments in Europe’s defence sector amid a historic rearmament drive across the continent, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Der von Lincoln International herausgegebene European Private Market Index zeigt, dass der Unternehmenswert ausgewählter europäischer Portfoliogesellschaften für den Zeitraum Ende 2020 bis Ende 2024 prozentual deutlich stärker gestiegen ist als der Unternehmenswert der im Stoxx Europe 600 abgebildeten größten 600 börsennotierten Gesellschaften.

Private equity firms are eyeing a potential carve-out or full acquisition of UK-based consumer credit provider NewDay Group, with bids reportedly being prepared by a Bain Capital-led consortium, as well as global investment heavyweights KKR and Pimco, according to a report by Sky News.

Global investment firm KKR has mandated Morgan Stanley to support preparations for a potential IPO of Logisteed, a Japanese logistics business formerly known as Hitachi Transport System, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Harvard University is in advanced discussions to offload approximately $1bn worth of private equity fund stakes in a secondary market transaction, as the Ivy League institution continues to actively manage its $53bn endowment, according to a report by Reuters.