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Several major shareholders including Ninety One, Aviva Investors, and Fidelity International are not backing a £5.7bn takeover offer for DCC from KKR and a Bridgepoint subsidiary. Their opposition signals the bid is not priced high enough to win the required shareholder support.
2:23 PMFinancial TimesGFL Environmental is exploring a potential take-private deal after receiving inbound interest from private equity buyers. Discussions are preliminary and no transaction is assured.
10:05 AMBloomberg MarketsCVC Capital Partners plans to fund its buyout of Italian food-ingredients maker Irca with about €1.2 billion of high-yield bonds. The financing is being prepared and sized around a sub-investment-grade structure, according to people familiar with the plan.
7:02 AMBloomberg MarketsGerman defense supplier Renk is buying UK-based David Brown Defence for about $200 million. The deal adds a historic British engineering business to Renk’s portfolio of drivetrain and mobility systems used in armored vehicles.
6:01 AMFinancial TimesSummary
Several major shareholders including Ninety One, Aviva Investors, and Fidelity International are not backing a £5.7bn takeover offer for DCC from KKR and a Bridgepoint subsidiary. Their opposition signals the bid is not priced high enough to win the required shareholder support.
Why it matters
Public pushback from top holders can reset valuation and determine whether the deal clears, forcing private equity to pay up or exit.
Summary
GFL Environmental is exploring a potential take-private deal after receiving inbound interest from private equity buyers. Discussions are preliminary and no transaction is assured.
Why it matters
A take-private of a major waste-services platform would reset sector valuations and could accelerate M&A across an already consolidating industry.
Summary
CVC Capital Partners plans to fund its buyout of Italian food-ingredients maker Irca with about €1.2 billion of high-yield bonds. The financing is being prepared and sized around a sub-investment-grade structure, according to people familiar with the plan.
Why it matters
High-yield market capacity will determine how much leveraged buyout activity can scale in Europe and at what cost.
Summary
German defense supplier Renk is buying UK-based David Brown Defence for about $200 million. The deal adds a historic British engineering business to Renk’s portfolio of drivetrain and mobility systems used in armored vehicles.
Why it matters
This deal signals a consolidation cycle in European defense supply chains as primes and tier-one suppliers race to secure production and protect access to scarce industrial capabilities.
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