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EQT to Buy Online Property Firm PropertyGuru for $1.1 Billion

EQT to Buy Online Property Firm PropertyGuru for $1.1 Billion

EQT AB agreed to buy New York-listed PropertyGuru Group Ltd. in an all-cash deal valuing the online property search company at $1.1 billion.The agreement amounts to $6.70 per share — a 52% premium to PropertyGuru’s close on May 21, which the company said was the last unaffected day of trading before reports on a potential transaction, according to a statement on Friday. Bloomberg News reported at the time that KKR & Co. and TPG Inc., which together own about 56% of PropertyGuru, were working with an adviser to gauge interest from investors in a buyout. Source link lol
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Telecom Italia to Get €250 Million in Inwit Stake Sale to Ardian

Telecom Italia to Get €250 Million in Inwit Stake Sale to Ardian

Telecom Italia SpA sold its remaining stake in mobile tower operator Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA, picking up the pace in its drive to de-leverage and boosting cash flow beyond its full-year guidance levels.The carrier sold its indirect holding of about 3% in the tower company known as Inwit to a group led by French private equity firm Ardian SAS, according to a statement Tuesday. The one-time phone monopoly said it will cash in approximately €250 million ($273 million) from the deal, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg. Source link lol
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WPP Sells $775 Million Stake in PR Firm FGS Global to KKR

WPP Sells $775 Million Stake in PR Firm FGS Global to KKR

WPP Plc agreed to sell its stake in communications consultancy FGS Global to KKR & Co Inc. for $775 million as the British advertising agency streamlines its business to make room for investments in newer technologies. The sale of the approximately 50% stake gives FGS Global an enterprise value of $1.7 billion, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. KKR will increase its stake in the company to about 80% from 30%. Source link lol
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US IPO Market to Slow After Lineage, With Quiet Summer Ahead

US IPO Market to Slow After Lineage, With Quiet Summer Ahead

The pricing of Lineage Inc.’s $4.4 billion first-time share sale helped make last week into the busiest for US initial public offerings in two and a half years. That excitement will be short-lived, according to bankers, who predict the rest of the summer will be more subdued.There was $6.1 billion worth of IPO activity in the US last week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Levels were boosted by temperature-controlled storage giant Lineage’s upsized offering and KKR & Co.-backed software company OneStream Inc.’s pricing above its marketed range to raise $490 million. Source link lol
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