Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Key investors such as KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Global private investments firm Apollo Global Management has set its sights on doubling its assets under management to $1.5tn by 2029, positioning itself as a major player in global debt underwriting, according to a report by the Financial Times. In every market, banks are being asked to do less, and investors are being asked to do more.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 Ares Management Corp. has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

With lower interest rates expected to further support leveraged buyouts, 2025 is shaping up to be an active year for dealmaking, Deloitte reported. Restructuring is set to be a key driver of South Koreas M&A landscape as companies divest non-core assets and cash-generating units to bolster financial stability.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Private capital is experiencing a surge in acquiring renewable energy developers, increasingly favoring equity-based take-private deals for leveraged buyouts due to high interest rates and rising electricity demand. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd., Key investors such as KKR & Co.

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American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

” The American Investment Council is the premier trade association in Washington for the private credit industry and its members represent two-thirds of all assets under management. Robust Investment Returns: Private credit remains a strong investment strategy, with returns outperforming other asset classes.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Hayfin manages over €30bn in assets. The buyout attracted interest from the likes of MetLife and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries. Hayfin’s management had previously considered selling the entire business but ultimately decided to explore a self-funded buyout as BCI sought to exit.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 23, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the new fund will provide senior secured loans to finance European leveraged buyouts.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Keefe focuses on pan-European and international PE and M&A transactions for corporates, institutional investors, alternative asset managers, senior management teams, founders and portfolio companies.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

The company specializes in more complex transactions such as leveraged buyouts , for example. New England Asset Management (NEAM) is a subsidiary of Berkshire, and one of its positions is none other than Ares. One thing that makes Ares especially unique is its position as a Warren Buffett holding.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 21, 2013

Ten years ago, I was an analyst for the General Motors pension fund, working on fund investments into leveraged buyout funds and venture capital deals. In fact, the one area I was pretty set on eliminating from my consideration set--leveraged buyouts--was the area where partners seemed to make the most money.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up TPG, formerly Texas Pacific Group, is co-headquartered in Fort Worth and San Francisco and specializes in leveraged buyouts and growth capital. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the proposed financing will tap the leveraged loan market and private credit funds. The first tranche of the financing — a €1.95bn ($2.1bn) leveraged loan — was launched on 19 November and will part fund the spin-out of jobs platform The Stepstone Group.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Centerbridge invests between $50 million and $300 million in US-based leveraged buyouts and distressed securities. Bain Capital Credit has $41 billion in assets under management and invests in leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, distressed debt, private lending, structured products, non-performing loans, and equities.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

Leverage levels in private credit will increase as alternative asset managers’ rapid capital deployment in turn increases their share of the private credit market, according to a private credit research report by Moody’s Investor Services.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Apollo funnels these loans through its annuities affiliate, Athene, as well as to third-party insurers and asset managers, generating fees along the way. Apollo’s chief executive, Marc Rowan, has emphasised that the firm’s biggest opportunity in private credit is not in the competitive market for funding leveraged buyouts.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

He has extensive experience advising international private equity houses, financial sponsors and public companies on a wide range of transformational transactions, including leveraged buyouts, acquisitions and disposals, GP-led M&A, secondaries transactions, takeovers, mergers, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings and refinancings.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

They point to several factors driving this trend, including record levels of uninvested capital, more affordable financing due to falling interest rates, and pressure from investors seeking returns through asset sales.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

It has vaulted to the top rungs of the alternative-asset management world by focusing on what it does best: private credit. Yet, like its peers, Ares feels compelled to diversify into other asset classes, such as real estate, infrastructure, and private equity. Ares Management Corp. billion last year.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

By contrast, Ares has the ability to complete much more sophisticated deals, including leveraged buyouts. He owns a position in Ares in his secret portfolio -- through New England Asset Management. One other unique feature of Ares is that it has attracted the attention of Warren Buffett.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

His practice focuses on advising private equity firms and other financial institutions on transactions including leveraged buyouts, venture and growth capital investments, joint-ventures and co-investments, opportunistic and distressed acquisitions, take-privates and carve-outs, across the investment lifespan through to exit.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

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Pension Pulse

APRIL 25, 2024

Paula Sambo of Bloomberg reports Canada pension fund's credit head wants to take advantage of leveraged buyout boom: Canada’s largest pension fund plans to nearly double the size of its credit holdings over the next five years, and it’s counting on an upturn in leveraged buyouts to generate some of that growth.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Our cross-asset approach, bolstered by our extensive experience in credit and equity derivatives, is a unique aspect of our offering. A: Drakai Capital is among a very select group of firms with a pure-play, market-neutral, and cross-asset quantitative credit strategy. markets.

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The Big Picture

JANUARY 21, 2023

 This week, we speak with Steven Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital , which runs over $37 billion in assets under management. Klinsky also served as one of the first five general partners at Forstmann Little, helping to oversee seven private equity and debt partnerships totaling over $10 billion in capital.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Historically, the focus was on leveraged buyouts and cost-cutting to boost profitability, but this approach is no longer sufficient. With over 15 years of experience in investment banking, asset management, and private equity, Lou helps align Zanders’ value proposition with investor value creation strategies.

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Pension Pulse

MAY 1, 2024

pension fund manager sells $1-billion of private equity holdings to French buyout firm Ardian: British Columbia Investment Management Corp. is selling more than US$1-billion of stakes in private equity funds to French buyout firm Ardian SAS, tapping the secondaries market for private assets to free up cash for new investments.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 12, 2024

Conversely, while far smaller in number, weak performers cannot access the positive market trends prevalent in the first half of 2024 as demand for heightened risk and underperforming assets was absent. Leveraged buyout volumes remained down from historical highs in Q2 2024, as did EBITDA purchase price multiples, which decreased from 11.5x

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 22, 2023

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that Roark, which has around $32bn in assets under management, could finalise a deal as early as this week. The firm already owns restaurant chains Arby's and Buffalo Wild Wings, as well as Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' via its investment in Inspire Brands.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2023

Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group invested in 30 businesses across 15 industries in H1 2023, supporting the refinancing, leveraged buyout, and add-on acquisition activity of both new and existing portfolio companies.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 16, 2023

PE firms adding hedge funds to approved lender lists Submitted 16/08/2023 - 11:22am Private equity firms, including buyout major KKR & Co, are beginning to add hedge funds to their 'white lists' of approved lenders used to arrange funding for leveraged buyout deals, according to a report by Bloomberg. billion ($1.6

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The decision to acquire DIF, which was founded in 2005, and manages €16bn in assets, comes as the CVC's traditional buyout rivals, including Blackstone and Apollo, have established themselves as diversified asset managers. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other consents and is expected to close in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The decision to acquire DIF, which was founded in 2005, and manages €16bn in assets, comes as the CVC's traditional buyout rivals, including Blackstone and Apollo, have established themselves as diversified asset managers. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other consents and is expected to close in Q4 2023 or Q1 2024.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

CVC Capital Partners revives stock market listing plan Submitted 15/08/2023 - 11:03am CVC Capital Partners, one of Europe's largest buyout investment firms, is again looking at a multibillion-euro stock market listing that could happen before the end of this year, according to a report by the Financial Times. Like this article?

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Types of Alternative Investments Alternative investments are non-traditional investment options that offer diversification, unique opportunities and potential higher returns beyond conventional asset classes like stocks and bonds. between 2015 and the end of 2021. trillion in 2015 to$13.32

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Fortune Financial

AUGUST 7, 2023

Types of Alternative Investments Alternative investments are non-traditional investment options that offer diversification, unique opportunities and potential higher returns beyond conventional asset classes like stocks and bonds. between 2015 and the end of 2021. trillion in 2015 to$13.32

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

We’re seeing a slow-grinding implosion of this titanic asset bubble that started in 2012,” says Dan Zwirn, CEO at Arena Investors. estimates private-market assets were $13.1 Apex Group, a provider of services to asset managers, has just refinanced a slug of debt with a $1.1 McKinsey and Co. trillion at the end of June 2023.

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