Nuveen to acquire Arcmont Asset Management in $1B deal

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, is to acquire a controlling interest in Arcmont Asset Management, a European private debt investment manager with $21 billion in committed capital, in a deal reportedly worth over $1 billion. The acquisition will expand Nuveen’s private capital expertise and presence into Europe, complementing its North American private debt and […]

Musk completes US$44B Twitter deal

Elon Musk completed his US$44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, putting the world’s richest man in charge of the struggling social network after six months of public and legal wrangling over the deal. Shareholders will be paid $54.20 per share, and Twitter will now operate as a private […]

General Atlantic acquires Iron Park Capital and forms General Atlantic Credit

General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, is to acquire Iron Park Capital Partners (Iron Park), a global investment manager with deep experience across public and private credit markets, to create General Atlantic Credit (GA Credit). Iron Park currently offers a range of credit solutions that are rooted in a robust and well-developed investment process […]

KKR acquires Ness Digital Engineering

KKR is to acquires Ness Digital Engineering (Ness), a global full-lifecycle provider a provider of end-to-end digital transformation services that specialises in building digital software products and platforms, from The Rohatyn Group (TRG). Ness adds to KKR’s global portfolio of technology investments, which includes Cloudera, a provider of enterprise-grade, hybrid data management software in the […]

The Carlyle Group acquires majority stake in Garnica for €500m

The Carlyle Group has acquired a majority stake in Spain-based plywood manufacturer Garnica from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and certain shareholders in a €500 million deal. The transactions sees ICG exit the company, while the Garnica family will reinvest part of the money obtained and retain, along with the management team, a meaningful stake in […]

CVC and Nordic Capital complete acquisition of Cary Group

CVC Fund VIII and Nordic Capital have completed the acquisition and delisting from Nasdaq Stockholm of Cary Group, a European vehicle glass repair and replacement service provider. CVC and Nordic Capital see a great opportunity across the fragmented European market for Cary Group to expedite its expansion and by staying at the forefront of digitalisation […]

Hellman & Friedman’s Cordis acquires Medalliance in $1.135B deal

Cordis, which was acquired by H&F in August 2021, is to make an initial $35 million investment and provide an upfront payment of $200 million at closing in 2023. Achieving regulatory milestones will trigger a $125 million payment and commercial achievements through to 2029 are tied to an additional $775 million. Cordis, which formerly owned […]

EQT nears Baring deal finish line in PE’s biggest buyout

EQT AB has completed the acquisition of Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia, as the Swedish investment firm looks to capture the region’s bright prospects. The deal combines the two firms’ Asia private equity teams to create BPEA EQT, while Baring’s real estate business will be integrated into EQT’s, according to a statement confirming a […]

One Equity Partners to acquire Amey plc

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire UK‐headquartered engineering consultancy and infrastructure services provider Amey plc from Ferrovial, SA. Amey’s core markets are transport infrastructure and government buildings, and its competencies cover engineering and systems design, data science, analytics and digitalisation and a broad range of technical and more […]

Insight Partners to acquire stake in software firm Aptean

New York-based private equity and investment firm Insight Partners will acquire a minority stake in Aptean. Financial details on the deal were not disclosed but the minority stake would value the company at about $3.55 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter. Charlesbank Capital Partners, a private investment firm that joined TA Associates […]