Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Warburg Pincus, a leading private equity firm managing approximately $86bn in assets, has no immediate plans to pursue an initial public offering (IPO), according to a report by Reuters quoting CEO Jeffrey Perlman at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday. The industry bought a lot in 2021.

Leveraged Buyouts 96

Leveraged Buyouts Initial Public Offering Buyout Private Equity Firms 96

Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

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.

Private Equity Firms 84

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Stock Exchanges 84

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg. Lending limits have also increased.

Leveraged Buyouts 97

Leveraged Buyouts Leveraging Buyout Banks 97

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. The funds will support Carlyles purchase of the stake from Livingbridge, the anonymous source said.

Leveraged Buyouts 80

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 80

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. Many firms borrowed against their portfolio companies to sustain the private market boom while dealmaking dwindled.

Investors 98

Investors Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 18, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading? read more Vista’s Finastra secures record-breaking $5.3bn private loan Private lenders including Oak Hill Advisors, Blue Owl Capital, and HPS Investment Partners are.

Private Equity Firms 246

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Debt 246

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. Goldman Sachs Asset Management closed its purchase of Norwegian e-learning platform Kahoot!

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Pension Funds 130

Private Equity Insights

JULY 10, 2023

US private equity firm Francisco Partners has agreed to buy financial data provider Macrobond for almost €700mn, the latest deal in a sector that has attracted billions of dollars from investors in recent years. The US-based firm beat out competition from other private equity groups and strategic buyers.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraging 130

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has finalized a deal to acquire Sogo Medical Group, Japan’s fifth-largest pharmacy chain, from Polaris Capital Group for approximately $1.2bn. Read more LDC Exits Cakesmiths with 3x Return LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has agreed to exit its.

Mergers and Acquisitions 204

Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Capital 204

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 9, 2023

is leading a €950m ($1bn) loan package to back Permira’s buyout of Gossler, Gobert & Wolters, people with knowledge of the matter said. trillion private credit market is increasingly winning out over bank syndicates that had traditionally financed large buyouts with leveraged loans. Blackstone Inc.

Buyout 130

Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 130

Private Equity Wire

MAY 9, 2024

Hastings, who joins from Eversheds Sutherland, is a finance lawyer focused on leveraged and acquisition financing. Hastings acts for private equity firms and their portfolio companies, corporate borrowers and for private credit funds in relation to transactions at all levels of capital structures.

Leveraging 98

Leveraging Financing Finance Leveraged Buyouts 98

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Banks are at risk of losing out on significant underwriting fees from two of Europe’s largest buyout deals, as private-equity firms are adjusting debt terms mid-process, affecting their ability to generate revenue, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Buyout 96

Buyout Banks Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 96

Private Equity Wire

MAY 22, 2024

Banks are also said to be offering competing packages that include a smaller amount of debt and preferred equity. PowerSchool is based in Folsom, California and has reportedly also attracted interest from private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Bain Capital.

Buyout 98

Buyout Banks Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. In 2023, private equity and venture capital transactions in the global renewable energy sector nearly reached $15 billion. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 147

Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

K2 Insurance Services has joined the growing list of companies looking to reduce borrowing costs by swapping private credit debt for leveraged loans by initiating $500m refinancing deal, according to a report by Bloomberg. In contrast, the current debt package carried a spread of 6.75

Leveraging 94

Leveraging Debt Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 94

The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Generally speaking, during the early days of a start-up , founders will raise money from venture capital or private equity firms in exchange for equity. The company specializes in an instrument called venture debt -- or loans made at high interest rates.

Mergers and Acquisitions 246

Mergers and Acquisitions Leveraged Buyouts Due Diligence Portfolios 246

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 7, 2024

Private credit investor Pemberton Asset Management is partnering with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority to raise at least $1bn to provide net asset value loans to private equity firms, according to a report by Bloomberg. ADIA is set to anchor the strategy, which is expected to close in the coming weeks.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Asset Management 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has shunned the private credit markets in favour of loans from investment banks to finance two of its latest buyouts – restaurant group La Piadineria and vitamin manufacturer Sunday Natural – according to a report by Bloomberg.

Buyout 98

Buyout Banks Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Keensight Capital, a private equity firm focused on pan-European growth buyouts, has backed inherent group in its acquisition of CONEXIO Telecom, a provider of high-speed connectivity and telephony solutions.

Private Equity Firms 45

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Leveraging 45

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Taurus Private Markets, a Pennsylvania based private equity firm, today announced the final close of Taurus Private Markets Fund II, LP. Taurus Private Markets invests in value-oriented, lower middle market leveraged buyout and private credit partnerships with target fund sizes less than $1.25bn.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Venture Capital 130

Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

The two private equity firms are among the final bidders in the auction for DocuSign, which is set to be one of the biggest leveraged buyouts of 2024, the sources said. While the investment firms have not joined forces, it is possible that they may partner down the line to clinch a deal, the sources added.

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Private equity firms are increasingly driving governance and management transformations at undervalued Korean companies, unlocking new avenues for value creation. The broader Asia-Pacific private equity market saw investment activity rise to $138bn in 2024, an 8.1% increase from the prior year.

Leveraged Buyouts 45

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 45

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Surprisingly, private equity firms are at the forefront of this trend, investing heavily in solar, wind, biomass, and other renewables. In 2023, private equity and venture capital transactions in the global renewable energy sector nearly reached $15 billion. The statistics underscore this movement.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Leveraged Buyouts Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

A roughly $5 billion debt deal for the buyout of health-care tech company Cotiviti Inc. was poised to become the largest such financing ever provided by private credit firms when first contemplated last year. The about-turn in the closely watched financing is the result of a tie-up between private equity firms KKR & Co.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Debt 130

Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

trillion private credit market, which has burgeoned into a competitive funding tool for private equity firms, are coming thick and fast. This week alone, Bloomberg News reported on direct-lending firms working on plans for potential multi-billion dollar buyouts of Adevinta, Kereis and Iris Software.

Leveraged Buyouts 147

Leveraged Buyouts Buyout Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms 147

Private Equity Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners (Falfurrias) has closed its latest middle-market private equity fund, Falfurrias Capital Partners VI, at $1.35bn in investor commitments, surpassing its initial target. Falfurrias Capital Partners V, raised in 2021, closed at $850m.

Private Equity Firms 45

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Funds Buyout 45

Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Private equity firm KKR & Co. from Veritas Capital, reviving a battle between Wall Street banks and private credit lenders to provide financing for one of the year’s biggest buyouts. read more KKR Poised to Take Half of Cotiviti, Valued at $11bn Private equity firm KKR & Co.

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Stakes 130

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 as it was delisted by private equity firm TPG Inc.;

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts High Net Worth Individuals Pension Funds Buyout 130

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 7, 2024

Seattle-based private equity firm Sound Growth Partners (SGP) has closed its oversubscribed inaugural buyout fund at its hard cap after securing $275m in capital commitments, including anticipated leverage.

Private Equity Firms 100

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Funds 100

Axial

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Today we are featuring the 25 Most Active Private Equity Firms on the Axial platform. ” Industries: Technology, Manufacturing, Business Services, Distribution, Healthcare Visit Baymark’s Profile “Pfingsten is an operationally-driven private equity firm focused on long-term value creation.

Private Equity Firms 59

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

on Monday after Reuters reported talks had stalled with two private equity firms as they weighed whether to acquire the online signature services company. Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman emerged as potential suitors in the process. Shares of DocuSign (NASDAQ: DOCU) fell 8.5%

Leveraged Buyouts 130

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout 130

Private Equity Wire

JUNE 5, 2024

Seattle-based private equity firm Sound Growth Partners (SGP) has closed its oversubscribed inaugural buyout fund at its hard cap after securing $275m in capital commitments, including anticipated leverage.

Private Equity Firms 98

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Funds 98

Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

stake in the supermarket to existing owners private equity firm TDR Capital, the company said today, in signs the billionaire Issa brothers’ are separating a significant chunk of their close business interests. Zuber Issa has exited Asda after selling his 22.5% The deal brings the ownership of Asda to 67.5%

Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Buyout Bidding 130

Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 29, 2024

Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, has turned to direct lenders to help finance its $2.3bn acquisition of Rover Group, the world’s largest online marketplace for pet care, with the firm seeking about $250m of private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Buyout 75

Buyout Debt Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 75

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 19, 2022

US private equity firm consortium makes leveraged buyout offer for Ramsay Health Care

Leveraged Buyouts 98

Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms Private Equity Firms Bidding 98

Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 31, 2023

In the aftermath of a rejected offer for EY’s consulting business, US private equity firm TPG has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Crowe’s healthcare consulting unit. The firm was founded in 1992 and manages assets and investments totaling $139bn.

Consultants 130

Consultants Consulting Leveraged Buyouts Private Equity Firms 130

Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

The Fund focuses on asset-based specialty private credit investments in a variety of trade formats across a broad array of collateral types within consumer, real asset, and other specialty lending markets.

Assets 130

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