Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In this context, private debt and in particular asset-backed lending (ABL) and real estate debt have emerged as prominent alternative financing methods, filling the gap left by traditional banks constrained by regulatory capital limitations. Global private debt AUM is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1%

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Oak Hill Advisors (“OHA”) served as a Lead Arranger for the unitranche financing to fund Bain Capital Private Equity’s (“Bain Capital”) acquisition of Harrington Industrial Plastics (“Harrington”) from Nautic Partners. OHA is the private markets platform of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

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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

MARCH 14, 2024

Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Sixth Street Partners are leading a $655m debt financing package deal for global alternative investment firm HIG Capital to fund a potential purchase of mechanical and industrial cleaning company USA DeBusk, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Professional

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Abacus Finance Group has received a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) license and has closed its inaugural SBIC fund, Abacus Finance SBIC Fund I LP (Fund I). The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program was created by the U.S. billion in financings.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has signed a $15 billion revolving credit facility with a group of banks, replacing a previous funding agreement it reached in 2021. The Public Investment Fund, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the loan has a tenor of three years, with an option to extend by up to two more years.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Investment firm Barings LLC, with a robust presence in the Asia Pacific region, is set to launch an Australian private credit fund, aiming to raise A$1.4bn ($893m) from institutional and high net-worth investors. and AirAsia have increasingly turned to debt funds for financing. Star Entertainment Group Ltd.,

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 26, 2024

Warsaw-based investment firm bValue has announced the closing of its third fund, bValue Growth (BVG), at €90 million to support technological companies in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. The fund’s seed investments usually range from €100,000 to €1 million.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Paine Schwartz Partners , a NYC-based private equity firm which specializes in sustainable food chain investing, closed its $1.7bn food and agribusiness-focused Fund VI. Fund VI is exclusively focused on sustainable investments in the food and agribusiness sector. The British investor has closed.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp is aiming to raise 2bn to 4bn yuan ($274m-$548m) for its first private equity fund in the Chinese currency, its executive said, to explore buyout opportunities in the country. Some private equity and venture funds are stepping up efforts to raise yuan funds. Source: Yahoo!

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The British investor has closed its second fund Origin II at 750m euros. This means that the new fund exceeds its predecessor Origin I, which was closed in 2021 and is worth 458m euros, by around 65 percent, as Oakley announced. When asked by FINANCE, Oakley did not disclose the proportion of new and existing investors.

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AUGUST 30, 2023

On the heels of Nvidia 's (NASDAQ: NVDA) recent second-quarter earnings release, CEO Cathie Wood's Ark Invest firm continued to trim holdings in the semiconductor stock. The investment firm sold 3,952 shares of Nvidia from its Ark Genomic Revolution ETF on Aug. 1,133,254 Data source: Ark Invest; Yahoo Finance.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The bidding process had lured finance companies including Starwood Capital Group and Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. While it’s unclear exactly how many bidders sought out each portfolio, many companies had planned to team up with other firms for offers. The funding winter may. Source: BNN Bloomberg Can’t stop reading?

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

BDCs typically compete with banks and even venture capital or private equity funds depending on the deal structure. Leading BDCs such as Hercules Technology Growth Capital or Horizon Technology Finance tend to partner with the best start-ups in growth industries such as energy, life sciences, and technology. Data source: YCharts.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Profit with Purpose investment firm LeapFrog Investments has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV) with capital commitments and designated co-investments totalling $1.02bn, ahead of its original $1bn target.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 29, 2023

Author Health said on Wednesday it had raised $115 million in funding led by private equity firm General Atlantic, adding to the recent influx of capital in the healthcare sector. Last month, SoftBank-backed ElevateBio also raised $401 million in a funding round. initial public offering since 2021.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 23, 2023

BaltCap, the largest private equity fund manager in the Baltics, held the first closing of its €200m target BaltCap Infrastructure Fund II (BInF II). The fund is an Article 9 fund under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The cornerstone investor of BInF II is the European Investment Fund (EIF).

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 24, 2023

CEO Cathie Wood's Ark Invest firm continues to trim its holdings in Shopify (NYSE: SHOP). Even more striking, the investment firm poured cash into seven other growth stocks. What do Wood's recent moves (through Ark Invest) signal for Shopify stock? of the fund's total weight and ranks as its 25th-largest holding.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Finance Can’t stop reading? read more Crescendo Equity Partners Leads $140m Investment in LINE NEXT to Accelerate Web3 Adoption LINE NEXT Corporation., ” Linklaters LLP acted as legal counsel to Celsa Poland. Houlihan Lokey Inc. acted as financial advisor and CMS and Kirkland & Ellis LLP as legal counsel to SVP.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 16, 2023

SUSI Partners has concluded fundraising for its SUSI Asia Energy Transition Fund, collecting $120m to advance the energy transition in emerging markets of Southeast Asia. The fund received capital commitments from seven development finance institutions as well as private investors. Source: SUSI Partners Can’t stop reading?

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AUGUST 16, 2024

However, there are situations where it may not be the best idea to invest in the stock market -- no matter how attractive the lower prices may be. If any of these three factors apply to you, it may be wise to avoid investing right now to protect your finances. Image source: Getty Images.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 3, 2023

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an $11 million equity investment in BluePeak Private Capital Fund toward its $155 million target for final close. The Fund will target adding value to portfolio companies by enabling their expansion, recapitalization, and deleveraging.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

That made Solana valuable for a wide range of uses, from blockchain gaming to decentralized finance (DeFi). Back in October, investment firm VanEck modeled a number of scenarios for Solana's future growth. To some extent, I'm chalking it up to the Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) hype. How high can Solana go?

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 7, 2023

investment firm KKR & Co is looking to raise up to $7bn for its first global climate fund that seeks to invest in energy transition opportunities, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. pledged $3bn to the Green Climate Fund, an international fund dedicated to climate action.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 26, 2024

Lower middle-market-focused private investment firm Kian Capital Partners and alternatives investor Apogem Capital have held the closing of a single-asset continuation fund to reinvest in SPATCO Energy Solutions, expanding the former’s AUM to just over $1bn.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Centerbridge and Wells Fargo strategic relationship includes differentiated origination sourcing from Wells Fargo’s extensive middle market customer base, and an equity investment from Wells Fargo. Overland Advisors is targeting a minimum of $5bn in investible capital, including $2.5bn in equity commitments for this strategy.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

One of the smartest minds in the crypto industry is billionaire Mike Novogratz, the CEO of cryptocurrency investment firm Galaxy Digital Holdings (TSX: GLXY). And right now, Novogratz is extremely bullish on Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) , which he thinks could soar in the years ahead. So he's obviously going to have a bullish take on Bitcoin.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Ethereum finally goes mainstream With the launch of the new spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) back in July, it's now possible for anyone -- from the smallest individual investor to the biggest institutions -- to buy Ethereum just as easily as they buy their favorite tech stock. But you might be surprised at what could be next.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

India’s Torrent Pharmaceutical is in preliminary talks with Apollo Global Management to secure a loan of up to $1bn to help fund a planned bid for Cipla, two people briefed on the discussions said. Torrent is hoping to secure roughly $3bn to $4bn in financing for the bid for its much bigger rival, they said.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm specialising in credit and credit-related strategies, committed $1.3bn across its asset-based lending and diversified private credit platform during 2023. The investments facilitated approximately $9bn of commercial and consumer loans in North America and Europe.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 16, 2024

Vidia Equity (Vidia), a thematic private investment firm focused on industrial decarbonisation climate solutions, has held the the final close of its inaugural fund Vidia Climate Fund I (Fund I) at its hard cap of €415m. The fund is classified as Article 9 under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

Private, employee-owned investment firm Neuberger Berman has launched the NB Direct Private Equity Fund 2024 and the NB Global Private Equity Access Fund, both of which aim to make global private equity offerings more accessible to retail investors. The minimum investment required for most share classes is €25,000.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Private equity investment firm EverSource Capital has secured an equity commitment for its second fund – a $1bn renewable energy fund which it is gearing up to launch in 2025 – from the United States International Development Finance Corp (DFC), according to a report by Mint.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 22, 2023

JC Flowers & Co, a private investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, has closed a $125m minority investment in Capital Funding Bancorp, Inc, the holding company for Baltimore-based CFG Bank.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

At their core, they're capital providers to early-stage businesses looking for funding to get their operations off the ground. Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. What are business development companies?

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

RoundShield, a private investment firm focused on European asset-backed private credit opportunities and capital solutions, has closed the RS Fund V with over $1bn in capital commitments – $150m above its fundraising target. Over 80% of the investors in Fund V have invested in a previous RoundShield fund.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Brookfield Asset Management has raised $2.4bn for its Catalytic Transition Fund (CTF), a climate-focused fund backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aimed at scaling climate finance in emerging markets, according to a report by Reuters.

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