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Latest edition 19 Oct 2026

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Primary Health Properties agrees GIC hospital venture, expects £500m cash for debt

Primary Health Properties has agreed conditionally to put 27 private hospitals into a 50:50 venture with GIC. PHP expects approximately £500 million in immediate cash proceeds for debt repayment, while retaining half the venture and managing its properties. Completion depends on finalising a secured debt facility.

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19 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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DKSH agrees to buy NewBridge Pharmaceuticals at $390 million enterprise value

DKSH has agreed to acquire Dubai-based NewBridge Pharmaceuticals, a drug-commercialization business operating across 14 Middle East and North Africa markets. The $390 million figure is an enterprise value, and the acquisition remains subject to closing conditions.

19 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of a waste-collection worker beside a truck lifting a green bin, with three bins nearby and the Cleanaway name above.

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EQT-backed bidder signs conditional Cleanaway buyout at A$3.095 a share

Cleanaway has signed a scheme deed with EQT-backed Sedum Group under which Sedum would acquire all Cleanaway shares. The A$3.095-per-share cash consideration can be reduced by further dividends, and the proposed buyout still needs shareholder, court and regulatory approvals.

19 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Amsons Group agrees to buy Oryx Energies’ Tanzanian fuel business

Oryx Energies has agreed to sell its Tanzanian downstream oil business to Amsons Group. The proposed transfer includes key service stations, storage terminals and distribution infrastructure, but completion requires regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

19 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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NL-ix buys STHIX from Glesys as seller refocuses on cloud and data centers

NL-ix announced its acquisition of Swedish internet exchange STHIX on October 16, 2026. Glesys says the sale lets it focus on cloud services and data centers; wider access for exchange customers remains a plan.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Zen Technologies agrees to buy 51.98% of Cogknit Semantics for up to ₹135.15 crore

Zen Technologies has signed a conditional deal for control of battlefield-systems developer Cogknit Semantics. The proposed payment covers both existing shares and newly issued shares; Zen's filing reports Cogknit turnover falling across three financial years.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Vista agrees to buy HID’s PKI unit, which had $58 million in 2025 sales

Vista Equity Partners has agreed to buy HID’s Public Key Infrastructure business unit from ASSA ABLOY. The seller reported $58 million in 2025 sales for the unit; the purchase price was not disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Bluegem agrees to buy Rispo Group, with managers set to retain a minority stake

Bluegem Capital Partners has signed an agreement to acquire Italian frozen-food producer Rispo Group from Europe Capital Partners-managed funds. Rispo’s managers plan to reinvest, and closing remains conditional. The buyer sees Rispo’s foodservice and retail business as a base for expansion across Europe.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Abry exits netnumber as TNS acquires phone-number intelligence business

Abry says it completed the sale of netnumber to Transaction Network Services on October 15, 2026. The buyer plans to pair netnumber’s number and routing data with its communications services. Neither party disclosed financial terms.

18 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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A.P. Moller Capital fund agrees to buy Portek International from Mitsui, pending approvals

A.P. Moller Capital’s Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II has agreed to acquire Portek International from Mitsui. The proposed purchase covers a port operator with interests in seven terminals; the price is undisclosed and ownership has not yet transferred.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Intuit agrees to buy Sequence to add complex billing to mid-market software

Intuit has agreed to acquire Sequence, which sells software for pricing contracts, billing customers and collecting payments. The proposed addition would extend Intuit's mid-market workflow, but the integrated offering remains a plan. Intuit did not disclose financial terms.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Capital Dynamics invests €14 million in Celsus Holding to expand CareHub clinics

Capital Dynamics invested €14 million in Celsus Holding to support CareHub’s planned clinic expansion. The announcement identifies the investment vehicle but leaves Capital Dynamics’ resulting ownership and voting rights undisclosed.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Apax funds agree to buy Warburg Pincus funds’ stake in Odido

Funds advised by Apax have agreed to acquire their co-investor’s stake in Dutch telecom operator Odido. The Warburg Pincus-advised funds’ exit remains subject to closing conditions, and the parties have not disclosed financial terms.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Vinci Compass reportedly buying control of Sanar in secondary deal

NeoFeed reports that Vinci Compass is buying control of medical-education company Sanar through a secondary transaction, giving existing venture funds a proposed exit rather than putting new money into the business. Closing remains conditional, and the price and exact stake were not disclosed.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

Conceptual illustration of workers moving a large industrial machine on a wheeled platform inside a facility, with MEI Industrial Solutions named on the wall.

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26North agrees to acquire MEI Industrial Solutions from Olympus Partners

26North affiliates have signed an agreement to acquire industrial-equipment services provider MEI from Olympus Partners. The buyer plans further investment in staff, equipment and geographic reach, while a fourth-quarter 2026 closing remains conditional.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Globe Investimentos completes Avibras Aeroco acquisition as export plans take shape

Avibras Aeroco says Globe Investimentos has completed its purchase through parent Nova AVB and appointed Bruno Dantas executive chairman. A reported ammunition delivery preceded the closing; larger-scale production and export growth remain plans.

17 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Sunbound buys Richter Healthcare Consultants, adding senior-care billing expertise

Sunbound has completed its acquisition of Richter Healthcare Consultants, combining its claims software and service team with Richter's billing and advisory operation. It also disclosed a $24 million Series A, but did not disclose the acquisition price.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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West Madison Foods buys Bob’s Big Boy dressings licensee, gains US-wide territory

Brynwood-backed West Madison Foods has acquired The Flavor of California, which holds the Bob’s Big Boy dressings and dips license. An amended agreement permits the products to be marketed throughout the United States; the restaurant business was not acquired.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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EQT agrees to buy Stockbridge’s management business for $375 million, with up to $175 million more

EQT signed an agreement to acquire Stockbridge’s management company and fund general-partner entities. The $375 million base payment is due at closing; up to $175 million more depends on new fee-paying commitments. EQT expects the transaction to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to conditions.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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Proofpoint agrees to buy Varonis in $6.3 billion cash deal

Thoma Bravo-backed Proofpoint has agreed to acquire Varonis for $49.75 a share. The proposed acquisition would add Varonis’s data-security platform to Proofpoint’s cybersecurity business, subject to shareholder approval and regulatory clearances.

16 Oct 2026 · MoneyMakers

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