Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

Insignia Financial’s shares surged to a three-year high on Monday after the Australian financial services company announced an AUD2.87bn ($1.78bn) takeover bid from US-based private investment firm CC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters. CC Capitals non-binding bid represents a 7.5%

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

Other commitments included 200m ($205.8m) to Bridgepoint Development Capital V, focusing on Northern Europe, and 50m to Bridgepoints Marble Arch Albany V Co-Investment fund. Furthermore, $150m was allocated to Francisco Partners FP VII NYSCRF Co-Investment Fund. NYSCRF also made two real estate investments in November.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The investor base includes corporate and public pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals from North America, Europe, and Asia. The fund targets innovative middle-market software companies across Europe. Read more here.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

The country’s growing pool of pension funds and increasing corporate restructuring activities are drawing the attention of alternative investment firms worldwide. The broader Asia-Pacific private equity market saw investment activity rise to $138bn in 2024, marking an 8.1% increase from the previous year.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 18, 2024

Caldor Solar and Zetta Home Services will now contribute to the Irish arm of the Dutch private equity firm’s portfolio of companies focused on decarbonising the economy. The NetZero Group focuses on companies that can help decarbonize the atmosphere.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital has sold TH Holdings , a diversified industrial manufacturer operating under the brands Texas Hydraulics , Hydromotion , and Oilgear , to Fortress Investment Group. Its expertise includes recapitalizations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 22, 2024

He has an innate ability to allocate capital into investments that generate outsize returns for his shareholders. Over the last 30 years, his company, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , has delivered an average annualized return of 13%, beating the S&P 500 's 11% average annualized total return.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

This acquisition represents the first deployment of capital from Bridgepoint Development Capitals latest fund, BDC V, which focuses on investing in high-growth businesses with enterprise values of up to 300m. Bridgepoints expertise in mid-market investments positions it to support Eckoh in its next phase of growth.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Global credit investing firm Silver Point Capital has held the final close of its Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, which is aimed at providing loans to mid-sized companies, with $8.5bn in total capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Major private equity firms have faced significant obstacles in selling or listing their China-based portfolio companies in 2023, with Beijings tightening restrictions on IPOs and a decelerating economy having left foreign investors capital effectively trapped, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

Since acquiring the company from Banco Sabadell in 2017, Blackstone has grown HIP into one of Southern Europes leading hotel investment platforms. Read more Stonepeak acquires Boundary Street Capital to expand credit offerings Stonepeak, a global investment firm managing $72bn in assets, has acquired Boundary Street.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Corsair Capital, a specialist investment firm focused on payments, software, and business services within financial services, has acquired a majority stake in IDnow, a leading provider of identity verification solutions in Europe. The company has established itself as a key player in digital verification and cybersecurity.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 18, 2024

That's because a clutch of institutional investors have recently placed chips on the company through investments in its stock. Let's take a brief look at who these players are and a longer one at what's likely piquing their interest in the company. Chart by author. The latter, by the way, was well above the $0.44

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 18, 2024

NorthWall Capital (“NorthWall”), a leading credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, today announces the final close of its flagship NorthWall European Opportunities Fund II and associated vehicles (“NWEOF II” or “the Fund”), attracting more than €640m in investor commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm dedicated to transforming the world’s energy infrastructure, today announced the final closing of Sandbrook Climate Infrastructure Fund I at its hard cap of $1.5bn. The firm now manages $2.1bn in limited partner capital, including associated co-investment vehicles.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Shares of Signet Jewelers (NYSE: SIG) , the world's largest retailer of diamond jewelry, were getting a lift after a major investor urged the company to sell itself. It levied other criticisms at management as well, charging it with poor capital allocation, and argued that new CEO J.K. As of 11:20 a.m. ET, the stock was up 12.4%

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Vista Equity Partners, the software and technology-focused private equity firm with over $100bn in assets under management, is considering the sale of Finastra’s capital markets division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As usual, I'm going to give a macro and strategic overview of the company. debt to total capital ratio. We continue to be exceptionally positioned as a company from our balance sheet to our operating strategy to be able to adjust and address as the -- to adjust and address the market as it unfolds as we enter 2025.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

Meanwhile, VuWalls founder, Paul Vander Plaetse, will transition to chief marketing officer for all three companies. Joseph Pacher-Theinburg, investment manager at Naxicap, highlighted the strategic importance of the acquisition: This acquisition is a milestone in bringing together best-of-breed solutions in the control room industry.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

JP Morgan Private Capital, JP Morgan’s venture capital and growth equity investment team has held the final close of 270 Life Sciences Private Capital Fund I, above its $500m target. investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

The firm will remain under the leadership of its founding teamPete Schile, Keith Hollender, and Jonah Dimeoand will continue to focus on delivering cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. Originally part of MorganFranklin Consulting, a Vaco company, MorganFranklin Cyber rebranded in 2020 to focus on cybersecurity services.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

San Francisco-based private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners has sold dine-in cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to global entertainment company Sony Pictures Entertainment. investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has successfully completed fundraising for Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II. TOF I is fully invested across 12 platform transactions. Source: Fintech Futures Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has successfully completed fundraising for Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II. TOF I is fully invested across 12 platform transactions. Source: Fintech Futures Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit, has provided a $225m credit facility to Zip, a global ‘buy now pay later’ fintech operating in Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, as part of a refinancing agreement.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Bowmark Capital, a private equity investment firm focused on technology, data and services companies, has strengthened its team with the appointments of Monty Ismail as an Investment Director and Matthew Grady as an Investment Executive.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that funds managed by its Alternative Credit strategy have launched Ansley Park Capital, a newly-formed lending and specialty finance company that delivers full spectrum, customized financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising mid-market companies, has acquired Market Performance Group (MPG), a provider of omnichannel strategy and consulting services focused on the consumer packaged goods industry. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Anduril Industries, a defence technology start-up, has raised $1.5bn in a fundraising round led by Founders Fund, the venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, and Sands Capital, which values the California-based start-up at $14bn.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

Private equity firm Horizon Capital has attracted $350 million to support Ukrainian businesses through the Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV (HCGF), the company announced on Feb. Horizon Capital launched HCGF in 2022 with an initial target of raising $250 million. ” Source: yahoo news Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Nexi SpA jumped as much as 19% after people with knowledge of the matter said CVC Capital Partners is in the early stages of considering a potential bid for European payments firm. in Milan, giving the company a market value of $9.4bn. Other investment firms have also been studying Nexi, the people said.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Investment firm Starwood Capital is aiming to raise a sizeable war chest to invest in data centers. As reported by Pere and Bisnow, Starwood has launched capital raising for Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund XIII, with an equity target of $10bn. The company has around $115bn in assets under management.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A consortium led by private equity firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus has made a HKD55.19bn ($7.09bn) bid to take Hong Kong-based real estate investment firm ESR Group private, according to a report by Reuters citing a company announcement on Wednesday. The offer represents a 55.7%

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

The sold stake represents the full ownership of Development Partners International (DPI), an investment firm focused on Africa; British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution; and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in KELIX bio, according to a press release.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters. The company raised $1.6bn during its 2019 IPO in Hong Kong, pricing shares at HKD16.8

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Riverwood Capital, which invests in high-growth technology companies, closed $1.8bn in new commitments in the largest fundraising round since inception 15 years ago. Riverwood has invested in 75 companies, mainly in the Americas, including GoPro, ride-hail firm 99, software firm Globant SA, VTEX, Nextdoor and iFLY.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

Braemont Capital, a relationship-driven investment firm, has invested in TEC Services, a premier provider of essential janitorial and sanitation services to the grocery and food distribution end markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. BlackArch Partners served as financial advisor to TEC.

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