Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in private equity buyouts, providing capital for some of the year’s biggest acquisitions to overcome a tough dealmaking environment. They’ve made a mark on Wall Street as go-to sources of capital for investment firms like KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Sienna Investment Managers’ private equity team has launched a mid-market European buyout fund, Citywire can reveal. GBL has seeded the new fund with €200m in capital and the team will now look to bring in third-party investors. The fund will have about seven to nine holdings. ‘We

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Carlyle Group has delayed the closure of its new pan-Asian buyout fund after strong demand for a separate Japan-focused vehicle sapped investor interest, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation. Typically, such fundraising efforts are completed within 18 months.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 17, 2024

A growing number of private equity giants are considering new ways of exiting their portfolio companies — from private IPOs to selling their stakes to rivals – as they hunt for ways to return cash to investors, according to one of Europe’s largest buyout firms. Sinding said in an interview with Bloomberg Television.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 21, 2024

Thomas H Lee Partners, one of the oldest private equity firms in the industry, has set a fundraising target of $6.25bn for its latest buyout fund, Thomas H Lee Equity Partners X, according to a report by Private Equity International.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Japanese chipmaker Rohm said on Tuesday it will invest 100 billion yen ($722 million) in a fund backed by Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), which is launching a tender offer for Toshiba Corp. The purpose of the investment is to “participate in the privatisation of Toshiba and help to resolve their issues”, Rohm said in a statement.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 20, 2023

A $3bn “whole-business securitisation” is being considered as a funding option by private equity firms vying to acquire sandwich chain Subway, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Private equity giant Carlyle has closed its fifth Japanese buyout fund, Carlyle Japan Partners V, with a total of $2.8bn in commitments. Since 2000, Carlyle’s Japan buyout platform has made approximately 40 private equity investments, totaling over JPY450bn, according to a press statement.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

Shares in Peloton soared by as much as 18% on Tuesday after CNBC reported that several private equity firms are cons idering a buyout of the connected fitness company, which is looking to refinance its debt and return to growth after 13 consecutive quarters of losses.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Arctos Partners, known for its investments in high-profile sports teams including Paris Saint-Germain and the Boston Red Sox, is in advanced discussions to acquire a majority stake in private credit firm Hayfin Capital Management. The buyout attracted interest from the likes of MetLife and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge Industries.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 8, 2024

Thoma Bravo, private equity investment firm focused on the software sector with a particular focus on enterprise solutions, is planning to raise about $2bn in capital commitments for a new flagship buyout fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Tokyo-based private equity firm The Longreach Group has raised JPY78bn for its fourth flagship fund, a 20% increase on its 2019 predecessor vehicle. The post Longreach bags JPY78bn for Japanese buyouts, up 20% in yen terms on last fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 9, 2024

Private equity buyout activity made a resurgence in the first half of the year, with direct lending emerging as a crucial component in the current market topography, according to the latest data from Mergermarket and Debtwire. As in the US, the technology sector topped the table with buyouts totaling €36.5bn.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Schroders Capital, the $97.3bn private markets business of Schroders Group, has hit a final close for its latest European buyout fund. The post Schroders Capital rides strong PE exits to raise new €400m European buyout fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

European private equity major EQT has closed the largest buyout fund in the firm’s 30-year history with €22bn in total capital commitments, taking firm-wide assets to €232bn, according to a report by the Financial Times. Their success comes as many smaller and newer firms have struggled to attract investor commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The current higher interest rate environment has helped private debt funds generate better returns for investors than private equity buyout funds for the second quarter running, according to a report by The Business Times.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Carlyle’s Latin America-focused private investment team led by Eduardo Ramos, is to transition to Miami-based investment firm Grupo Romero Asset Management (GRAM), with the objective of establishing GRAM’s private equity platform in the Americas.

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AltAssets

MAY 10, 2024

Global buyout giant TPG has raised almost $8bn across its biggest-ever Asia private equity fund and a pair of real estate vehicles targeting the region. The post TPG bags almost $8bn across its biggest Asia buyout fund, two new RE vehicles first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. read more The post Harvest Partners closes latest buyout found at $5.3bn appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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AltAssets

JULY 5, 2024

The post Secondaries surge continues as buyers look to snap up small, mid-sized buyout fund stakes first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News. Secondaries volumes could soar by 20% this year to a record of around $137bn, new data from Jasmin Capital suggests, underscoring the accelerating rise of the asset class in recent years.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 15, 2024

Alternative investment giant BlackRock has sealed a $12.5bn buyout of fund manager Global Infrastructure Partners to boost its exposure to the $1tn infra market. The deal comprises $3bn in cash and about 12 million shares of BlackRock common stock.

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AltAssets

MAY 28, 2024

Benelux-focused private equity firm Mentha Capital has launched the region's first buyout fund solely targeting companies contributing to achieving climate and environmental goals. The post Mentha Capital launches Benelux’s first dedicated climate, environment-focused buyout fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

MAY 22, 2024

Carlyle has closed its fifth Japan-focused fund on its JPY430bn ($2.8bn) hard cap, making it the largest-ever buyout vehicle specifically targeting the country. The post Carlyle raises Japan’s biggest buyout fund by reaching $2.8bn hard cap first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JULY 21, 2023

Private equity giant CVC Capital Partners has taken the private equity industry to new heights by collecting €26bn for the biggest buyout fund ever raised. The post CVC raises €26bn for biggest buyout fund in history first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

MARCH 20, 2024

A pair of storied investment managers and bankers have launched their own private equity firm targeting the small and mid-cap segment of the industry. The post Veteran bankers, investment managers launch small, mid-cap buyout firm first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 8, 2024

KKR has made a nearly JYP600bn ($4.05bn) tender offer for Tokyo-listed IT software and solutions specialist Fuji Soft, predominantly through its Asian Fund IV. The post Deal Roundup: KKR makes $4bn Fuji Soft take-private bid, EQT agreed Acronis buyout appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 10, 2024

Paris-based private equity house ISAI Expansion has soared past its last fund's €150m total at just the first close of its third investment vehicle - and could go as high as €250m. The post French tech buyout firm hits €190m at first close for third flagship fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Blackstone has agreed an A$24bn ($16bn) buyout of Asia Pacific data centre platform AirTrunk from Macquarie Asset Management and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone agrees A$24bn AirTrunk buyout, Oaktree to sell Banda Progetto to Centerbridge appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

MAY 3, 2024

Boston-based private and public investor HighVista Strategies has hit a $675m final close for its tenth flagship PE fund. The post HighVista eyes “unusually compelling” small buyout opportunity with new $675m fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

Buyout group Permira took a majority stake last August in Reorg which valued the distressed debt and bankruptcy information provider at about $1.3bn. The private equity group is exiting its investment at a time when the wider buyout industry faces pressure to return capital to the institutional funds that back them.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 4, 2023

Italian buyout house Aksìa Group has bought a majority stake in precision components business Kintek Group. The post Aksia Group makes tenth Fund V deal with Kintek Group buyout first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 3, 2023

Private equity firm Palatine is reinvesting in a global pure-play sustainability advisory and services provider after the company agreed a secondary buyout with Carlyle. Palatine’s Buyout and Impact funds invested in early 2021 and, in a close partnership with the Anthesis leadership team, enjoyed strong and sustainable growth.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Apollo is one of a number investors, both wealthy individuals and professional money managers, that have reached out in recent weeks to BDT & MSD Partners, the investment bank advising the Redstones, according to people familiar with the discussions. Trillion in Assets Six of Canada's biggest pension funds managing C$1.3

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AltAssets

JULY 6, 2023

Mid-market buyout house Freeman Spogli & Co has picked up a $120m commitment from the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System for its latest flagship fundraise. The post Freeman Spogli gets Tennessee pension commitment for ninth flagship buyout fund first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

MARCH 5, 2024

The $76bn-managing Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) has slated $575m to a pair of buyout funds and a co-investment vehicle. The post Buyout funds win big in LA pension commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

PPM America Capital Partners (PPMACP) completed the final close of its eighth co-investment fund, PPM America Private Equity Fund VIII LP, and its parallel Fund VIII with $660 million in commitments. Fund VIII will focus on a diversified pool of co-investments alongside top-tier buyout and growth equity sponsors.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 14, 2024

Clarion organises events across […] The post Deal Roundup: Blackstone said to eye $2bn Clarion Events exit, Carlyle agrees $3.8bn Vantive buyout first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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