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16 Aug

Medical Device Maker Nova Biomedical Is Exploring a Sale

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Nova Biomedical is exploring a potential sale that could value it at more than $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The privately-held medical device maker is working with advisers to gauge interest from potential buyers, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. Source link lol

16 Aug

EQT to Buy Online Property Firm PropertyGuru for $1.1 Billion

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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

14 Aug

InfraVia Weighing Sale of €1 Billion Swiss Data Center Operator

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French private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners is considering a sale of Swiss data center operator Green, according to people with knowledge of the matter. InfraVia is working with advisers on the potential divestment, which could value the company at about €1 billion ($1.1 billion), said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Source link lol

13 Aug

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

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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

12 Aug

TalkTalk Owners Provide New Funds to Push Back Maturities

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TalkTalk Telecom Group reached a tentative agreement with lenders on a refinancing that will give the cash-strapped UK broadband provider more time to pay its debts as it struggles with competition and higher costs. Shareholders will provide an immediate £65 million ($83 million) of funding, with a further £170 million to come once binding agreements have been signed, according to a company statement on Monday. Major shareholders and Ares Management Corp. will also contribute further assets to the company, including the Virtual1 business, and the Ovo and Shell-branded customer bases. Source link lol

09 Aug

Bridgepoint Said to Explore Takeover Bid for Software Firm Esker

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Bridgepoint Group Plc is considering a bid to take over Paris-listed software provider Esker SA, according to people familiar with the matter.The UK private equity firm has been working with advisers on a potential offer, the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and may not result in a transaction, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Source link lol

09 Aug

Millions Meant for a National ID System Instead Benefited Congo’s Elites

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In Congo’s second city of Lubumbashi, a blue glass-and-steel shopping mall towers over the dust-blown skyline, dwarfing the surrounding colonial-era architecture. In 2018, then President Joseph Kabila was guest of honor at the development's opening ceremony, using a pair of golden scissors to cut a ribbon printed in Congo’s national colors of yellow, red and blue.Six years later, the $25 million Hypnose complex stands as a monument to the corruption that has long dogged the vast central African nation. It illustrates how money intended to develop a national ID system was leveraged to serve a small number of elite with…

07 Aug

Lazard Brokers Sale of Africa Payment Firm OMOA to Tunisia’s SPE

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Private equity investor Adenia Partners Ltd. said it will sell its 100% stake in African payments firms OMOA to Tunisia-based SPE Capital in a deal brokered by Lazard Inc.The deal, for an undisclosed price, will complete Adenia’s exit from the €96 million ($105 million) fund that purchased the stake alongside other holdings, head of investor relations Mack Schow said in an interview. Source link lol