Craig McGlashan

Bain’s Rocket amends offer in race with Silver Lake for Software AG; Ambienta takes stake in recycler

Rocket Software – a portfolio company of US private equity firm Bain Capital – has made a new non-binding offer to buy all the shares of Software AG.

PAI makes move for The Looping Group; Silver Lake ups bid for Software AG

Providence and Searchlight inch closer to takeover of Hyve Group.

Private equity sponsors get creative to fund take-privates

The number of cross-border moves by private equity firms for listed companies is only likely to increase, said several sources.

DPI’s Marc Stoneham expects big name buyers for chemicals firm Solevo

Solevo would also be a strong candidate for an IPO when the time comes for DPI to exit, said Stoneham.

Aurelius cashes out of Distrelec; Apollo makes €1bn real estate play; DPI’s Solevo deal in focus

Ambienta’s platform company Wateralia, a designer, engineer and manufacturer of water pumps, has acquired Linea Ricambi and Bergomi Trading.

BC Partners’ Nikos Stathopoulos on United’s tower sale; Providence and Searchlight up Hyve bid

Providence Equity Partners and Searchlight Capital Partners have amended their offer for Hyve, a UK-based organiser of international exhibitions and conferences.

BC Partners’ Nikos Stathopoulos talks telecoms and towers sale

United Group, a portfolio company of BC Partners, joined several other telecoms companies in offloading its tower infrastructure business.

Cerberus’ Craig Brooks on pivoting WFS through covid

Worldwide Flight Services’ pivot to e-commerce and pharmaceutical cargo accelerated during the covid pandemic, he says.

Cerberus’ Craig Brooks on pivoting WFS to e-commerce and pharma; Quantum invests in port

Quantum Energy Partners has made a £300 million equity investment in Ardersier Port.

IK agrees take-private offer for Medica; Silver Lake in Software AG move; Nordic Capital talks med-tech

Medica is an international provider of telemedicine services and a provider of teleradiology in the UK and Ireland.