Current Private Equity Merger News from Financial News https://www.financial-news.co.uk/mergers/private-equity-mergers/ Reliable, up-to-date source for financial news distribution and PR. Find the latest news on insurance, banking, property and mortgages and more. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:49:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.financial-news.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-fav-32x32.png Current Private Equity Merger News from Financial News https://www.financial-news.co.uk/mergers/private-equity-mergers/ 32 32 Why the Southern U.S. is the future of private equity  https://www.financial-news.co.uk/why-the-southern-u-s-is-the-future-of-private-equity/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:49:18 +0000 https://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=161664 Private equity is evolving, and nowhere is this transformation more exciting than in the Southern U.S. The region’s unique economic strengths – business-friendly policies, a thriving middle market, and high-growth industries – create unparalleled investment and expansion opportunities.   This article discusses the elements contributing to the South’s bustling private equity scene.  A thriving economic landscape  [...]

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]]> 161664 Patria Private Equity Group Secures £180 Million in Strategic Portfolio Disposal https://www.financial-news.co.uk/patria-private-equity-group-secures-180-million-in-strategic-portfolio-disposal/ Sun, 27 Oct 2024 12:41:10 +0000 https://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=140940 In a significant strategic shift, Patria Private Equity Group has announced the sale of 14 fund investments, marking a £180 million transaction as the group sharpens its focus on the European mid-market buyout sector. This substantial portfolio disposal, representing 13% of the company’s holdings, not only underscores Patria’s selective investment approach but also delivers a [...]

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]]> 140940 Media group Informa sells its corporate training units to Providence Equity https://www.financial-news.co.uk/media-group-informa-sells-its-corporate-training-units-to-providence-equity/ Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:30:05 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=16197 London-listed publishing and events group Informa plc (LON:INF) on Friday said it had agreed a deal worth up to USD180m (EUR137m) to sell its five corporate training businesses to Providence Equity Partners. The price comprises an initial payment of USD165m to be covered with USD100m cash and a USD65m vendor loan, as well as a [...]

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]]> 16197 US sponsor Platinum Equity tables $225m bid for CBS Outdoor International https://www.financial-news.co.uk/us-sponsor-platinum-equity-tables-225m-bid-for-cbs-outdoor-international/ Wed, 17 Jul 2013 10:45:03 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=16162 US private equity firm Platinum Equity LLC said it had offered to buy outdoor media company CBS Outdoor International from CBS Corp (NYSE:CBS) for around USD225m (EUR171.2m). The irrevocable binding offer is subject to consultation with works council, among other conditions, the buyer said. European CBS International offers out-of-home media and billboard solutions to outdoor [...]

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]]> 16162 Irish biotech group Elan puts itself on the block after advising against hostile bid from RP Management https://www.financial-news.co.uk/irish-biotech-group-elan-puts-itself-on-the-block-after-advising-against-hostile-bid-from-rp-management/ Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:53:16 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=15436 Irish biotechnology firm Elan Corp plc (NYSE:ELN) said it was launching a formal sale given expressions of interest it had received and would invite hostile suitor RP Management LLC (Royalty Pharma) to take part in the process. Elan also once again advised against acceptance of the US investor’s bid, which is subject to the target’s [...]

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]]> 15436 UK private equity firm 3i tables bid for Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management https://www.financial-news.co.uk/uk-private-equity-firm-3i-tables-bid-for-barclays-infrastructure-funds-management/ Fri, 24 May 2013 08:14:44 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=14969 UK private equity firm 3i Group plc (LON:III) on Friday said it had put in an irrevocable bid to buy Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management Ltd (BIFM), the European infrastructure fund management business of Barclays Bank plc, without disclosing the value of the offer. The deal is contingent on regulatory conditions, including the finalisation of an [...]

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]]> 14969 Sponsor 3i agrees to sell Canada’s Mold Masters to Milacron in $970m deal https://www.financial-news.co.uk/sponsor-3i-agrees-to-sell-canadas-mold-masters-to-milacron-in-970m-deal/ https://www.financial-news.co.uk/sponsor-3i-agrees-to-sell-canadas-mold-masters-to-milacron-in-970m-deal/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 12:13:43 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=9506 UK private equity firm 3i Group plc (LON:III) on Tuesday announced a CAD975m (USD969.1m/EUR724m) deal to sell Canadian melt delivery and control systems specialist Mold-Masters Ltd to plastics processing solutions provider Milacron LLC. Georgetown-based Mold-Masters designs and makes advanced hot runner systems, temperature controllers and auxiliary equipment for the plastic sector. 3i made its initial [...]

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]]> https://www.financial-news.co.uk/sponsor-3i-agrees-to-sell-canadas-mold-masters-to-milacron-in-970m-deal/feed/ 1 9506 Sponsor Montagu sells hair styling group ghd to rival Lion Capital in £300m deal https://www.financial-news.co.uk/sponsor-montagu-sells-hair-styling-group-ghd-to-rival-lion-capital-in-300-deal/ Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:24:19 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=9483 UK-based Montagu Private Equity LLP has agreed to dispose of its hair styling products firm Jemella Group Ltd (dba ghd) to rival private equity firm Lion Capital LLP. The private equity groups did not disclose the amount they had agreed on. However, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the professional hair styling [...]

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]]> 9483 Carlyle completes TCW MBO from France’s Societe Generale https://www.financial-news.co.uk/carlyle-completes-tcw-mbo-from-frances-societe-generale/ Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:12:14 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=9460 US asset manager The TCW Group Inc has completed its journey to independence after its management and The Carlyle Group LP (NASDAQ:CG) finalised the purchase of the business from French banking major Societe Generale SA (EPA:GLE). The parties did not volunteer any information related to financial terms. The newly independent firm will be 40% owned [...]

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]]> 9460 Private equity firms team up to bid for Vivendi’s Brazilian unit GVT https://www.financial-news.co.uk/private-equity-firms-team-up-to-bid-for-vivendis-brazilian-unit-gvt/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:23:46 +0000 http://www.financial-news.co.uk/?p=9394 A group of private equity firms, including KKR & Co LP (NYSE:KKR) and Apax Partners LLP, intends to make a joint bid of as much as USD5bn (EUR3.7bn) for Brazilian telecommunications company Global Village Telecom (Holding) SA, or GVT, a unit of French Vivendi SA (EPA:VIV), Bloomberg said today citing knowledgeable sources. Other participants in [...]

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