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Month: October 2020

Do Dunkin’ and Arby’s Go Together? Private Equity Group Bets $11 Billion They Do

Inspire Brands, backed by Roark Capital, is assembling a portfolio of quick-service restaurant chains it thinks will withstand the pandemic.

KKR & Co. Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) today reported its third quarter 2020 results, which have been posted to the Investor Center section of KKR’s website at https://ir.kkr.com/events-presentations/. This press release features multimedia.

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners completes investment into US Healthconnect

Morgan Stanley Capital Partners has completed an investment into US HealthConnect, a digital education strategies and engagement data solutions provider for the healthcare industry.

Brookfield Asset Management holds €1.14bn of its first European core-plus real estate fund

Brookfield Asset Management has closed its first European core-plus real estate fund, with a total capital pool of €1.14bn. The fund exceeded the initial target of €1bn and was backed by a range of investors

Blackstone buys Prologis’ UK logistics assets in £473m deal

Blackstone has inked a £473m deal to buy Prologis’ UK logistics properties in what has been called the largest sale of its kind in the UK. The portfolio comprises about 4.3m sq ft of buildings

Searchlight leads €114m convertible note round for GetYourGuide

Searchlight Capital has led a €114m convertible note round for tour guide business GetYourGuide.

LBO France buys majority stake in Prenax

LBO France has acquired a majority stake in subscription management business Prenax, with the management team and sponsor Andera Partners reinvesting alongside LBO France in the new structure.

Builders VC looks to raise $250m for its new fund

Builders VC, which supports companies innovating in “antiquated industries,” is looking to raise up to $250m for its new fund.

One Rock Capital raises up to $1.7bn for its third fund

One Rock Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle-market businesses, has raised up to $1.7bn for its third fund.

Ares Management offers to buy AMP

Ares Management has offered to buy scandal-ridden wealth manager AMP in a bid that some think could kick off a bidding war. Los Angeles-based Ares Management manages about $179bn and has reportedly made a non-binding

Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited Hallam Medical in a management buyout backed by ABN Amro.

AnaCap to buy majority stake of Market Pay in €300m deal

From: FinTech Global AnaCap Financial Partners has kicked off exclusive negotiations for the purchase of a majority stake in payment FinTech Market Pay in a deal worth roughly €300m. The private equity investor said it

PE-backed Trustpilot to list in H1 next year – report

Danish internet ratings company Trustpilot is preparing for an initial public offering in H1 2021 and has mandated JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to advise on the process, according to press reports.

AnaCap carves out Market Pay from Carrefour in €300m deal

AnaCap Financial Partners has acquired a 60% stake in payments platform Market Pay from Carrefour Group in a deal that values the company at around €300m.

KKR’s third-quarter profit tops $1bn

The firm logged total investment income of $2.53bn, an increase from $218.8bn the comparable quarter a year earlier

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum plans IPO in November – reports

Bridgepoint-backed Diaverum, a Sweden-based renal care provider, is preparing to launch an initial public offering in November, according to press reports.

RealBlocks bags $7m to boost user experiences across the alternative investment space

From: FinTech Global Alternative investment tech platform RealBlocks has secured $7m in a series A round led by Crosslink Capital. The WealthTech company will use the new cash injection to scale its business, engineering teams

G4S rejects offer from BC's Gardaworld

Listed British integrated security company G4S has urged its shareholders to reject the unsolicited offer made by Gardaworld, a Canada-based integrated security and risk company backed by BC Partners.

Q3 performance roundup: Active strategies continue rebound, equity growth outperforms value

Opalesque Industry Update - Active investment managers across a variety of asset classes and regional exposures followed their historic Q2 returns with continued gains in Q3 2020. Returns were not consistently positive throughout the quarter

RidgeLake Partners acquires minority stake in Newbury Partners

Opalesque Industry Update - Newbury Partners, a leading secondaries investment manager, today announced that RidgeLake Partners has acquired a passive, minority interest in the firm. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The minority

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