Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

Leveraged buyout financings accounted for almost half (42%) of all UK transactions in H1 2024, compared with just 29% in H1 2023, according to the latest MidCapMonitor report by global investment bank Houlihan Lokey. Debt funds played a dominant role, financing 77% of completed deals during this period, while banks contributed 23%.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

and Deutsche Bank AG are also among the lenders considering a role in funding what would be the largest leveraged buyout of the year so far, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the transaction. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Centerbridge is acquiring Precinmac from Pine Island Capital Partners , Bain Capital’s Private Credit Group , and Compass Partners Capital , who purchased the company from GenNx360 Capital Partners in April 2020. We are excited to begin our next chapter of growth with Centerbridge.

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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. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Prior to the acquisition, Connecticut Coining was owned by Ohio-based MavenHill Capital. Industrial Growth Partners provides equity capital to lower-middle market niche manufacturing and industrial services companies with revenues of up to $250 million. billion in capital.

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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. The statistics underscore this movement. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.,

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman are competing to acquire DocuSign Inc (DOCU.O) , the provider of online signature services with a market value of about $12.5 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.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Insight Partners, Blackstone, and Clearlake Capital, the joint owners of Diligent Corporation, are considering strategic options for the corporate governance software provider, including a potential sale that could value the business at around $7bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

is looking to raise over $10bn across two private loan funds in Europe and the US, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as the firm seeks to further capitalize on the growth of private credit. The industry growth is being driven by investment bank caution around underwriting leveraged buyouts given volatile market conditions.

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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. Private equity is scaling up, with bigger pools of capital ready for major transactions.”

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital: 11.5% dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a prominent BDC that lends money to companies in the technology, life sciences, and energy sectors. 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.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

percentage points above the Secured Overnight Financing Rate and at a discounted price of 98 cents on the dollar.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Private equity firms Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman emerged as potential suitors in the process. DocuSign boasts a market capitalization of just under $11 billion as of Monday's close, which would potentially make its acquisition one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. What's next for DocuSign stock?

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 5, 2024

Pontillo, whose practice focuses on leveraged buyouts and growth capital and venture capital transactions, joined Kramer Levin in 2021. Pontillo shares the role with Dana M Anagnostou, who has been elected to a third term in the joint-role.

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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.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 27, 2024

He has previously represented private equity funds, independent sponsors, public and private companies, search funds, family offices, founders and entrepreneurs in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, debt and equity financings, venture capital transactions and joint ventures.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners are close to agreeing a $2bn debt package with a group of private credit lenders including Apollo Global Management and Blackstone to help finance their leveraged buyout of software developer Alteryx, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Wire

MAY 1, 2024

Roark Capital, a US PE firm focused on leveraged buyout investments across franchise restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services, has completed its acquisition of Subway in a deal valued at $9.6bn.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 24, 2024

Temel and the new team will advise private equity clients in transactions such as leveraged buyouts, recapitalisations, as well as structured preferred and growth equity investments. In his new role, Temel will serve as a founding member of the firm’s new Boston office.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 18, 2024

If successful, the deal will be one of the largest leveraged buyouts in recent years. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that Bain Capital, CVC Capital Partners, EQT, KKR & Co and Clayton, Dubilier and Rice have also all shown interest in in striking a deal for the unit with could be valued at up to $20bn.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Pennsylvania-based private equity firm Taurus Private Markets has held the final close of Taurus Private Markets Fund II, which initially targeted $150m, with over $211m in capital commitments. The firm also invests with blue chip venture capital partnerships with target fund sizes less than $750m.

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The Motley Fool

APRIL 28, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC). Ares Capital Another prominent BDC is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Unlike Hercules, Ares doesn't typically work with high-profile tech companies that have raised funds from venture capital firms. Image source: Getty Images.

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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

MAY 22, 2024

Ares Management, HPS Investment Partners, Blackstone and Blue Owl Capital are among the direct lenders aiming to provide an approximately $3bn debt package for the transaction. PowerSchool is based in Folsom, California and has reportedly also attracted interest from private equity firms Warburg Pincus and Bain Capital.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

A&O Shearman has added Dan Graham and Paul Dunbar to the firm’s Private Equity and M&A practice in London.The pair join a team of over 200 partners who work with private capital investors across the US, UK, EMEA and APAC.

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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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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The report cites CEO Marc Rowan as unveiling the ambitious growth plan during the firm’s investor day presentation, signalling a strategic shift as companies increasingly turn to private capital for financing, rather than traditional bank loans. In every market, banks are being asked to do less, and investors are being asked to do more.

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American Investment Council

MAY 6, 2024

Industry Expansion: Loans from private credit lenders have served as a lifeline to small businesses nationwide, particularly those that cannot qualify for loans from traditional banks or need capital beyond what banks can provide. Since the end of 2021, private credit has funded more non-leveraged buyouts each quarter than syndicates.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

By 2026, Apollo aims to originate over $200bn in corporate loans annually, with a significant portion of that through its “high-grade capital solutions” strategy. Apollo funnels these loans through its annuities affiliate, Athene, as well as to third-party insurers and asset managers, generating fees along the way.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 17, 2024

Hercules Capital: Dividend yield 10.5% Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a BDC that invests in technology, life sciences, and sustainable energy businesses. The company typically supports start-ups that have raised funding from venture capital or private equity firms and are looking to augment the balance sheet with some debt.

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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. Read more Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

CVC agrees €1bn deal for Dutch infrastructure firm DIF Capital Partners Submitted 05/09/2023 - 11:29am European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares "over time".

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

CVC to pay €1bn for Dutch infrastructure firm DIF Capital Partners Submitted 05/09/2023 - 11:29am European private equity firm CVC has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Dutch infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners in a deal worth around €1bn in cash and shares, with a commitment to acquire the remaining shares "over time".

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

Hercules Capital: 9.5% dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) specializes in high-yield loans to start-ups that have raised funding from venture capitalists in the technology, healthcare, and energy sectors. Ares Capital: 9.3% Data source: Ares Capital. Should you invest $1,000 in Hercules Capital right now?

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Dee Kuchukulla (New York) guides leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on an array of complex transactions, from leveraged buyouts and sales to carve-outs, cross-border deals, joint ventures, and take-privates across industries. She brings a deep understanding of technology and consumer brands.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Winter focuses on cross-border and UK acquisition finance and restructurings, advising investment banks, alternative credit providers, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors on various debt capital structures in the European large-cap and mid-cap markets.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Drakai Capital, a Paris-based investment management firm, epitomises this blend by fusing technology with credit investing to generate consistent, low-volatility alpha. How does Drakai Capital position itself in this sphere? A: At Drakai Capital, we seamlessly combine technology with credit investing to navigate market complexities.

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