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Four Private Equity Bidders Enter Second Round for Nestle’s Water Unit; Bank, PIK Financing in the Works to Back the Buyout
Reporting: Jihye Hwang, Maryna Irkliyenko Private equity firms CD&R, KKR, PAI and Platinum have been admitted to the second round of bidding for the sale of a 50% stake in Swiss multinational food and beverage company Nestle’s water unit, sources told Octus. The bidders are awaiting the...
Published on Mar 27, 2026
UPDATE 2: Janus Henderson Sets Final Pricing Terms of S+275 Bps, 99.5 OID for $2.6B 7Y TLB
Wed Mar 25, 2026 01:06 PM ET: **** JPM LOAN FINAL TERMS – JANUS HENDERSON **** – Final pricing of S+275 (unch), 0% floor (unch) @ 99.50 (vs. 98.5-99) w/one leverage-based pricing step down (unch) – Deadline remains 2PM NYT today, allocations thereafter COMPANY: Janus Henderson...
Published on Mar 25, 2026
Qualus Corp. to Be Acquired by Clearlake Capital from New Mountain Capital; Apollo, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Clearlake Act as Joint Lead Arrangers on Financing
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Qualus Corp. from New Mountain Capital. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. AEC Advisors served as lead financial advisor, with Harris Williams serving as co-financial advisor. Simpson...
Published on Mar 25, 2026
Electronic Arts Bonds Land Tight of Price Talk in Highly Anticipated JPMorgan-Led Syndication; LBO Debt Financing Gathers $45B in Demand From Investors
Reporting: Daniel Avis, Caroline Hagood, Michael Haley After the launch last week of Electronic Arts’ large – and subsequently upsized – loan package, the video game developer announced its high-yield bond offering this week, with pricing tightening sharply within the tight...
Published on Mar 24, 2026
Clearlake Capital Among Bidders for New Mountain’s Qualus
Reporting: Paola Aurisicchio, Geoff Burrows, Armie Margaret Lee Clearlake Capital is one of the financial sponsors circling the auction process for Qualus Corp., a pure-play power services firm, according to sources. Other bidders are also in the running to acquire the New Mountain Capital-backed...
Published on Mar 19, 2026
Thurston Group in Talks to Raise Around $700M in Private Debt to Combine 3 Dental Platform Companies
Reporting: Paola Aurisicchio, Armie Margaret Lee Private equity firm Thurston Group is in the process of lining up about $700 million in debt financing from private lenders to support the combination of its three dental platform portfolio companies, according to sources. The potential debt...
Published on Mar 19, 2026
Americas Leveraged Finance Weekly: Market Participants Gather in Miami for JPMorgan LevFin Conference as Geopolitical, AI Volatility Stalls New Issuance
Reporting: Caroline Hagood Market Overview The primary market slowed to a near standstill this week as leveraged finance participants traveled to Miami for the annual JPMorgan Global Leveraged Finance Conference, with geopolitical volatility surrounding the Iran war mixed with continued AI-related...
Published on Mar 6, 2026
Deutsche Bank Lines Up Around €2.9B Loan-Only Debt Package for 50% Stake Buyout in Nestle’s Water Unit; First-Round Bids Due March 10
Reporting: Jihye Hwang, Maryna Irkliyenko Deutsche Bank is lining up an indicative financing package at 5.75x leverage for potential buyers of the 50% stake in Swiss multinational food and beverage company Nestle’s water unit, according to sources. The staple financing is a loan-only debt package...
Published on Mar 10, 2026
Healthcare Technology Investors Predict Pickup in Deal Activity in Next 2 Years
Reporting: Armie Margaret Lee Healthcare technology investors at McDermott Will & Schulte’s Healthcare Private Equity Conference held in Miami Beach last week are predicting a rise in deal activity in the next 12 to 24 months. “It’s not going to be, in my view, back to the 2021 frenzy,...
Published on Mar 10, 2026
Sluggish M&A Pushes Direct Lenders to Provide Flexible Capital in Healthcare Deals
Reporting: Paola Aurisicchio Large-cap private credit lenders are expanding their toolkit as muted M&A activity and persistent valuation gaps slow traditional dealmaking, according to financing providers at the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach...
Published on Mar 9, 2026