Deals

KPS is selling the North American glass manufacturer for over $1bn after a 2.5-year holding period.

The acquisition of Welcome Hotels will be the first deal-by-deal transaction for the Guy Hands-led firm.

The deal reunites the private equity firm with the healthcare staffing company it previously acquired in 2005.

The small-cap arm of pan-European firm Bridgepoint has acquired residential activity centres Inspiring Learning.

Two dealmakers from CVC will apply their large buyout experience to the lower mid-market in German-speaking Europe.

The firm has sold the German lighting business to French industry giant Ardian.

The firm was busy buying upstream assets in the third quarter and has so far this year invested about $2 billion in four private equity deals in the energy sector.

The growth equity firm has now returned €400m to LPs this year.

Details on the firm’s $10bn Fund VI and its $875m investment from Dyal Capital Partners.

  Operating partners are driving investment theses amid heightened competition and pricing, said panellists at PEI's Operating Partners Forum