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PE-owned Hearthside files for bankruptcy after debt struggles

Private Equity Wire

Hearthside Food Solutions, a major snack manufacturer embroiled in a child labour controversy last year, which is owned by private equity firms Charlesbank Capital Partners and Partners Group Holding has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Law firm Goodwin adds Dechert partner 

Private Equity Wire

Global law firm Goodwin has added Thiha Tun as a partner to its private investment funds practice in London. Tun was most recently a partner at Dechert.

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Blackstone, Rialto, and CPP Acquire $1.2bn Stake in Signature Bank’s CRE Debt

Private Equity Insights

Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies and Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust partnered with Miami, Florida-based Rialto Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board to make the successful $1.2bn bid for the 20% interest in a joint venture set up by the FDIC to hold the failed bank’s $16.8bn in commercial real estate debt.

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Norton Rose Fulbright adds Partner to PE team

Private Equity Wire

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has appointed Jamal Tuhin as a Partner in London. He was recently named as a recommended individual in the Private equity: transactions high-value deals category in the 2025 edition of the UK Legal 500 guide of leading law firms.

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Hill Dickinson appoints Corporate Partner for debt capital markets 

Private Equity Wire

Law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed James Harmer as a Corporate Partner specialising in debt capital market transactions as part of the firm’s business services group based in its office in London. In his new role, Harmer will cover both private placements of debt and issuances in the public markets.

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Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025 winners announced

Private Equity Wire

The winners are: Managers Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Buyout – 21 Invest (21 Invest Continuation Fund) Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Co-invest – Qualitas Funds (Qualitas Funds Direct II) Emerging Fund Raising of the Year: Direct Lending – Foresight Group Holdings (Midlands Engine Investment Fund II) Emerging Fund Raising (..)

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White & Case adds Partner to global debt finance practice 

Private Equity Wire

Global law firm White & Case is expanding its global debt finance practice and has appointed Lauren Winter, who has joined from Shearman & Sterling where she was Counsel, as a Partner in London. White & Case has dedicated bank lending, private credit & direct lending and borrower finance teams.

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