UK M&A deals surge as buyout firms target bargains
The UK is the cheapest major global stock market by some distance,” Morgan Stanley analysts say
The UK is the cheapest major global stock market by some distance,” Morgan Stanley analysts say
Permira has made a EUR 1.9bn investment in listed online classifieds platform Adevinta, acquiring around 125 million shares from eBay to take a stake of 10.2% in the company.
EQT has sold Spain-based Igenomix – a reproductive medicine and rare diseases diagnostics business – to listed Swedish market peer Vitrolife in a €1.25bn trade sale that will see EQT acquire a minority stake in
The Republic of Uzbekistan is seeking to capitalise on a successful dual currency bond it sold just months ago, by returning to the bond market to sell a dollar and Uzbek som-denominated bond that also
Shares in Wise, the UK fintech group, had traded up more than 18% by Thursday compared to the price at which it completed the first ever direct listing by a technology unicorn on the London
Blackstone has agreed to acquire Sphera, a provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The buy of Sphera from Genstar values the business at $1.4 billion. Blackstone
Octopus Renewables Investment Trust, the London-listed fund focused on renewable energy assets, has completed its latest share sale, raising £150m.
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan returned to the bond market on Wednesday, raising $1bn in a triple part tap of its existing dollar bonds. Market participants say they are ‘impressed’ with the way reforms are
Apollo Global Management has made an offer to buy a 67% stake in recycled cardboard producer Reno De Medici Group (RDM), acquiring shares from US-listed packaging firm Cascades and Caisse de Dépot et Placement du
CapMan Buyout has agreed to sell Solera Beverage Group to listed beverage company Royal Unibrew at an enterprise value of NOK 1.1bn (€103.5m) on a debt-free basis.
US firm is one of the last of the original private equity giants to remain a partnership
Private equity giant TPG is reportedly considering a public listing which could value the buyout house at about $10bn. The post Private equity giant TPG said to mull joining fellow heavyweights in public listing first
Floatation would see mid-market firm join listed rivals
Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire publicly traded QAD, a provider of cloud-based software used in manufacturing and supply chain applications, in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of approximately $2 billion. QAD’s products
Apollo has completed its acquisition of 51% of publicly traded ABC Technologies for C$277 million or C$10 per share. ABC (TSX: ABCT) is a manufacturer and supplier of thermoplastic, custom compounds, and engineered lightweight plastics
Opalesque Industry Update - Accountancy firm Moore Cayman which specialises in providing audit services to investment funds and the digital asset industry including nearly 200 cryptocurrency-focused funds, has launched the first verification service for its
UK-listed companies have never been so attractive to overseas private equity buyers
Canada-based listed private equity firm Brookfield Business Partners has agreed to acquire Modulaire Group, a European modular workspace rental specialist backed by TDR Capital, for $5bn.
Private equity major Clayton Dubilier & Rice has upped its take-private offer for London-listed healthcare advisory and commercial services specialist UDG after being rejected by shareholders. The post CD&R ups UDG offer after shareholder rejection, values company
Opalesque Industry Update - ETFGI, the independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached
