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Wealthy Families Fuel $20bn Private Equity Buyout Wave

Private Equity Insights

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. The shift is catching the eye of major investment banks. stake in the supermarket to existing owners.

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Diligent’s PE owners mull $7bn sale

Private Equity Wire

The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter as revealing that the private equity firms have started consulting with investment banks in preparation for a potential sale process, expected to begin in early 2025. Clearlake Capital and Blackstone acquired minority stakes in 2018 and 2020, respectively.

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Ardian raises $20bn for secondary fund targeting stakes in buyout funds

Private Equity Wire

Secondary funds offer pension funds and other investors the chance to secure an early exit from private equity buyout investments, which typically lock up investor cash for more than a decade, and have become increasingly common as institutional investors have upped their PE allocations in recent years.

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M&A and JV Activity in Private Credit: What the Trend Could Mean for Borrowers

Private Equity Professional

BlackRock made headlines in late 2024 through the firms acquisition of HPS Investment Partners , backed by their expectation that the private debt market will more than double to $4.5 In late 2024, Wendel Group acquired a majority stake in Monroe Capital , and Third Point (Dan Loebs hedge fund) acquired AS Birch Grove.

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L Catterton acquires majority stake in pilates chain Solidcore

Private Equity Wire

Buyout firm L Catterton, backed by luxury conglomerate LVMH, is to acquire a majority stake in the pilates studio operator Solidcore from VMG Partners, Peterson Partners, and Kohlberg & Company in a deal that values the fitness chain at $700m, according to a report by Reuters.

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BC Partners set to raise $1.4bn for largest-ever special opportunities credit fund

Private Equity Insights

Recent investments under this strategy include a $400m capital injection into football helmet maker Riddell and an equity stake in GSE Worldwide, a sports talent and marketing agency. BC Partners has also entered a strategic financing alliance with investment bank Piper Sandler to support banks and specialty finance companies.

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The Paris Based Private Equity Firm Ardian Raises Over $20bn For Secondaries Fund

Private Equity Insights

Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.