L’Oreal is considering a potential investment in Omani luxury fragrance company AMOUAGE A minority stake purchase would value the company - owned by SABCO Group - at more than 3 billion euros. Scoop with Dinesh Nair bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm is exploring a sale of B&B Hotels in a deal that could value the European budget hotel chain at about €3.5 billion. Monday scoop with Dinesh Nair bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Buyout firm Advent International is looking to sell the European identity authentication business of French firm Idemia as part of a breakup plan that comes less than a year after a failed process for the entire company. Story with Djuloz Dinesh Nair bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Vitruvian Partners, an investment firm with €16 billion ($17.5 billion) of assets under management, is exploring options including the sale of a minority stake.

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Potential bidders for Sanofi’s consumer health division are mulling debt packages of about €7.5 billion, which would make it one of the biggest leveraged buyout financings in recent years bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Manuel Baigorri Dinesh Nair Eleanor Duncan

SCOOP Swiss buyout firm Partners Group is considering the sale of some of its infrastructure assets with a combined value of more than $5 billion.

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Saudi Arabia is in talks to add top Wall Street banks, including JPMorgan, for Aramco's secondary share sale, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Dinesh Nair Swetha Matthew Martin Julia Fioretti

SoftBank is exploring a potential investment in Mistral AI, the French company emerging as Europe’s hottest artificial intelligence startup, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology Dinesh Nair Anto Antony Mark Bergen

Friday scoop! Saudi Arabia's STC has submitted the highest binding offer for Altice Portugal, putting it in pole position in the race to acquire the business. Our latest by Vinicy Chan Dinesh Nair @swetha_gopinath bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Hedge funds wagered billions on Chevron-Hess deal but kept encountering unexpected turns, latest in Exxon dispute. Still, some bet the merger is more likely to be completed than not. ICYMI, my Wed story w/Rheaa Rao Dinesh Nair Swetha
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Advent, Carlyle Said to Eye Bids for German Clinic Chain Sanecum bloomberg.com/news/articles/… Bloomberg Markets arno schuetze Dinesh Nair eyk_henning Bloomberg Terminal

Hoxton Hotels owner Ennismore, the luxury lifestyle hotel company backed by France’s Accor, is seeking to raise capital for expansion in the US bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Dinesh Nair Jack Sidders

#AbuDhabi is considering a listing for #Etihad Airways, potentially making it the first of the Gulf’s major hub carriers to become publicly-traded bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Nicolas Parasie Dinesh Nair

The UK's become a hotbed for mergers and acquisitions this year, as dealmakers hunt for bargains in the country’s underperforming stock market bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Alexandra Muller Dinesh Nair Beth Mellor Bloomberg Deals

Scoop: Former Elliott portfolio manager Mark Wills is starting a hedge fund. Cisu Capital Partners will launch in the second quarter with $200 million to $300 million. With Swetha and Dinesh Nair bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets

The dealmaking frenzy in the Middle East is paying off for one veteran banker
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The dealmaking frenzy in the Middle East is paying off for one veteran banker bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Dinesh Nair Nicolas Parasie Julia Fioretti

The Indian-born financier who helped open the floodgates to Middle Eastern wealth for Masayoshi Son’s $100 billion Vision Fund is attempting his second act.
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Rajeev Misra — a rare outsider entrusted with the Middle East’s billions — is attempting a comeback bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Kallyope, a biotech firm that’s developing oral weight loss drugs, is exploring an IPO as the company seeks to capitalize on the investor frenzy around obesity treatments. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Markets Michelle F. Davis Dinesh Nair