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27.06.25 - 04:31
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Bain Capital on Virgin Australia Post-IPO Outlook (Bloomberg)
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Barnaby Lyons, Global Head of Special Situations at Bain Capital, discusses his outlook for Virgin Australia's business, after the airline re-listed on the ASX in a $440 million IPO. He also speaks about the broader outlook for APAC private market activities. He speaks with Haidi Stroud Watts on "Bloomberg: The Asia Trade". (Source: Bloomberg)...
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26.06.25 - 18:03
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Klutch AI Emerges from Stealth with $8M Seed to Bring Intelligent AI Agents to Construction Teams (Business Wire)
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Field-trained AI automates project workflows, captures 10x more jobsite data and reduces costly delaysSEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Klutch AI, which provides AI-powered construction management, launched publicly today and announced $8 million in seed funding. The round was led by Bain Capital Ventures and Bling Capital, with participation from Brick & Mortar Ventures, Original Capital, Anthology Fund and prominent angel investors from Autodesk and BuildZoom. With these funds, Klutch will advance workflow automation capabilities and build integrations with industry-standard tools to serve the broader construction market.
Construction projects frequently suffer from delays, data fragmentation, and rework due to communication gaps between the field and the office. Despite widespread adoption of project management software, 96% of construction data remains unused. Project managers lose hours each day to manual inputs, and critical decisions suffer from fragmented or inaccessible information.
Klutch addresses this...
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26.06.25 - 12:30
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S. Korea′s Krafton to Acquire Japanese Ad Company ADK (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 26 (Jiji Press)--South Korean game developer Krafton Inc. has announced a decision to acquire major Japanese advertising company ADK Holdings Inc. Krafton will buy all shares in ADK, now held by an affiliate of U.S. investment fund Bain Capital, for some 75 billion yen. ADK, the third-largest ad company in Japan, after Dentsu Group Inc. and Hakuhodo DY Holdings Inc., is also i......
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26.06.25 - 02:12
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Sizzling Platter Prices Offering of $500 Million Senior Secured Notes to Finance Acquisition by Bain Capital Private Equity (Business Wire)
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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sizzling Platter, one of the largest U.S. restaurant franchisee platforms, today announced that affiliates of Bain Capital Private Equity have priced $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.500% senior secured notes due 2032 (the “notes”), to fund the acquisition of Sizzling Platter's parent (the “Company”) by Bain Capital Private Equity.
The affiliates, BCPE Flavor Debt Merger Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”) and BCPE Flavor Issuer, Inc. (the “Co-Issuer”) intend to use the net proceeds from the notes offering, together with borrowings under new senior secured credit facilities and equity contributions, to fund the acquisition, repay Sizzling Platter's existing indebtedness and pay related fees and expenses, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes. This press release does not constitute a notice of repayment of any outstanding indebtedness of Sizzling Platter.
The notes will mature on July 1, 2032, unless earlier repurchased or redeeme...
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25.06.25 - 14:06
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Bain Capital and 11North Partners Acquire Portfolio of Open-Air Lifestyle Retail Centers in Oklahoma City (Business Wire)
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BOSTON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bain Capital and 11North Partners (“11North”), a retail focused investment platform, today announced the acquisition of three open-air, lifestyle retail centers in Oklahoma City for approximately $212 million. The private transaction was completed via an exclusive joint venture between Bain Capital Real Estate and 11North that focuses on acquiring and operating open-air retail centers throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Competitively located in the affluent and growing Nichols Hills submarket of Oklahoma City, the portfolio includes Nichols Hills Plaza, The Triangle at Classen Curve, and Classen Curve, which together comprise nearly 40 acres of high-performing open-air lifestyle centers with occupancy rates exceeding 97%. The properties are recognized as the go-to choice for national retailers seeking to enter the market and are among the most frequented neighborhood centers in the state. The three centers are anchored by Whole Foods and Trader Joe's and complemented b...
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23.06.25 - 17:03
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Decagon Raises $131M at $1.5B Valuation to Deliver Concierge Customer Experience with AI Agents (Business Wire)
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Latest round of funding propels Decagon past unicorn status just one year after coming out of stealthSAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Decagon, the leader in conversational AI agents for customer experience, today announced $131 million in series C funding, pushing its total funding to $231 million just one year after emerging from stealth. The round valued the company at $1.5 billion and drew 5x more investor demand than capacity, underscoring Decagon's momentum and market leadership.
The round is co-led by Accel and Andreessen Horowitz (Growth Fund), with participation from existing investors A*, Bain Capital Ventures, and BOND, and new investors Avra, Forerunner, and Ribbit Capital.
“We're at a defining moment for AI agents, with massive demand specifically in the customer experience sector,” said Sarah Wang, General Partner at a16z Growth. “Decagon has the technical prowess, focus, and expertise to lead this market, and this latest round is a testament to that.”
In an industry crowded with cus...
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16.06.25 - 14:54
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Sizzling Platter Announces Proposed Offering of $500 Million Senior Secured Notes to Finance Acquisition by Bain Capital Private Equity (Business Wire)
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SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sizzling Platter, one of the largest U.S. restaurant franchisee platforms, today announced that affiliates of Bain Capital Private Equity intend to offer $500 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2032 (the “notes”), subject to market and other customary conditions, to fund the acquisition of Sizzling Platter's parent (the “Company”) by Bain Capital Private Equity.
The affiliates, BCPE Flavor Debt Merger Sub, LLC (“Merger Sub”) and BCPE Flavor Issuer, Inc. (the “Co-Issuer”) intend to use the net proceeds from the notes offering, together with borrowings under new senior secured credit facilities and equity contributions, to fund the acquisition, repay Sizzling Platter's existing indebtedness and pay related fees and expenses, with the remainder to be used for general corporate purposes. This press release does not constitute a notice of repayment of any outstanding indebtedness of Sizzling Platter.
Upon consummation of the acqu...
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12.06.25 - 23:42
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XFRA: DIVIDEND/INTEREST INFORMATION - 16.06.2025 - EQUBF_01 (XETRA)
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Das Instrument 618 US05684B1070 BAIN CAP.SPEC.FIN. -,001 EQUITY wird cum Dividende/Zinsen gehandelt am 13.06.2025 und ex Dividende/Zinsen am 16.06.2025
The instrument 618 US05684B1070 BAIN CAP.SPEC.FIN. -,001 EQUITY has its pre-dividend/interest day on 13.06.2025 and its ex-dividend/interest day on 16.06.2025...
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