Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

IK Partners, through its IK Small Cap III Fund, agreed to acquire a majority stake in UK-based environmental compliance firm HSL Compliance. At the same time, LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, retains a minority stake. The deal sees IK partnering with HSLs management team, who will reinvest in the company.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 15, 2025

GIP, a private equity firm managing over $100bn in assets, owns stakes in Gatwick Airport and offshore wind projects. The company warned that $175bn in global AI investment funds could flow to China-backed projects without action. Such investments could strengthen Chinas global influence in AI. OpenAI has urged the U.S.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

Ardian, a leading global private equity firm, raised $30bn for its latest secondary investments platform. The capital was secured from a broad range of global investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices. Source: The Edge Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

A consortium of private credit funds, including Antares Capital, Blue Owl Capital, KKR, and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has agreed to take control of Alacrity. BlackRock had previously acquired a controlling stake in the business from private equity firm Kohlberg & Company in February 2023.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

HIG Capital signed a definitive agreement to acquire a strategic stake in Germany-based machine tool manufacturer HELLER Group. HIG, a global alternative investment firm managing $67bn in capital, will support HELLERs ongoing transformation program, initiated two years ago under CEO Dr. Thorsten Schmidt.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The investment, confirmed by Bulgarian media outlet Capital , follows the companys 9.62m Series A round nearly two years ago. The investment, confirmed by Bulgarian media outlet Capital , follows the companys 9.62m Series A round nearly two years ago.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The potential sale could mark a historic milestone in NFL ownership, particularly as private equity firms continue their push into professional sports investments. The potential sale could mark a historic milestone in NFL ownership, particularly as private equity firms continue their push into professional sports investments.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

During the June-ended quarter, Citadel's hedge fund made a number of eye-opening moves in Wall Street's hottest artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. However, Citadel's brightest investment minds weren't buyers of all AI stocks during the second quarter. Should you invest $1,000 in Palantir Technologies right now?

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

German private equity firm Maguar has taken a controlling stake in Navori Labs, aiming to drive the Swiss digital signage software companys global expansion. Maguar, based in Munich, specializes in software investments. Founded in 1998, Navori has sold over 1.25 million licenses in more than 150 countries.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The firm’s latest North American flagship fund, PSG VI, raised $6bn, surpassing the $4.7bn predecessor fund. Additionally, PSG closed a $2bn continuation fund, PSG Sequel, backed by institutional investors such as CPP Investments, GIC, StepStone, and Hamilton Lane.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The fund is 33% larger than its predecessor, reflecting strong investor demand for energy transition investments. David Foley, Global Head of Blackstone Energy Transition Partners, highlighted the investment potential in energy transition, citing growing demand for electricity, grid reliability, and energy efficiency.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 31, 2025

Cogenuity Partners closed its first fund, Cogenuity Fund I, securing $425m in total commitments. The fund attracted commitments from a broad base of investors, including endowments, foundations, insurance companies, funds-of-funds, and strategic investors. Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

stake in TIM, with an official announcement expected soon. CVC had been in talks to acquire Vivendis 24% stake in TIM, positioning itself as the companys largest investor. State-backed financial conglomerate Poste Italiane is set to acquire state lender CDPs 9.8% Both TIM and Poste declined to comment.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 31, 2024

They don't list short positions (if any exist), and since they're filed up to 45 days following the end to a quarter, they can provide stale information for active hedge funds. Laffont and his team predominantly invest in game-changing tech stocks and were overseeing close to $25.7 To be upfront, 13Fs are far from perfect.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Both companies play important roles in the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) economy, but several billionaire fund managers sold some of their Palantir stakes and bought more shares of Nvidia during the third quarter. million shares of Palantir, reducing his stake by 91%. Should you invest $1,000 in Nvidia right now?

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 3, 2025

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are very popular stocks among individual and institutional investors, but two highly successful hedge fund managers aggressively bought one and sold the other in the third quarter: Ken Griffin of Citadel Advisors purchased 4.7 million shares of Nvidia, nearly tripling his stake.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 15, 2025

New Forests, a global sustainable investment manager, has raised 410m in the first close of its latest fund, focused on climate and forestry initiatives. The fund, supported by European investors such as pension funds, insurers, and family offices, aims to reach a final target of 600m.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 31, 2025

AnaCap has taken a majority stake in Edge Group, an Italian insurance broking platform, marking one of the first investments for its latest flagship fund. AnaCaps investment comes alongside the acquisition of several other brokers, boosting the groups gross written premiums to over 100m.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

NIIF CEO Sanjiv Aggarwal outlined the fund’s strategy at a venture capital event in Mumbai, stating that it will focus on performing credit to capitalise on the increasing investor demand for high-yield debt. A recent EY report revealed that private credit investments in India reached $9.2bn across 163 deals last year.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Alchemy Partners closed its latest fund, Alchemy Special Opportunities Fund V, securing 1bn in capital commitments and surpassing its initial fundraising target. The fund focuses on European mid-market corporate special situations and has already deployed approximately 20% of its capital across nine investments in four countries.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Vista Equity Partners has sold an $800m minority stake in LogicMonitor, a SaaS-based hybrid observability platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI), to a consortium of investors including PSG, Golub Capital, and others.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

This investment highlights ongoing venture capital confidence in cybersecurity, even as artificial intelligence remains a dominant industry focus. Its last funding round in early 2024 valued the company at $3bn. Neither Island nor Coatue have commented on the latest funding round.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 21, 2025

Ardian, the French private equity firm, has closed its latest mid-cap growth fund, Ardian Expansion Fund VI, at 3.2bn, surpassing its target by 10%. The fund represents a 60% increase from its predecessor and attracted 200 limited partners from 28 countries, including nearly 120 new investors.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Private investment major Apollo Global Management has acquired a majority stake in The State Group (TSG), a provider of electrical, mechanical, and automation services, as part of its Impact and Clean Transition investment strategy. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Key deals included selling its majority stake in Dutch generic drugmaker Synthon to Goldman Sachs’ alternative investment division, divesting its controlling stake in Canadian security firm GardaWorld, and listing Springer Nature AG in Germany. times invested capital.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A 13F provides a clear snapshot of which stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the top money managers purchased and sold in the latest quarter. Stanley Druckenmiller slashed his fund's stake in Nvidia Druckenmiller tends to minimize risks when investing and attempts to align his portfolio with the health of the U.S.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Private equity firms have entered the National Football League (NFL) ownership arena for the first time, with Ares Management acquiring a 10% stake in the Miami Dolphins and an Arctos Sports Partners-led investor group acquiring a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

With AI-driven portfolio monitoring, automated data collection, and performance tracking, private equity firms and other alternative asset managers can enhance efficiency, reduce manual workflows, and make data-driven investment decisions. Can`t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Laffont's hedge fund, which is primarily focused on game-changing tech stocks, closed out June with approximately $25.7 Laffont completely exited Coatue's stake in Palantir Let me preface the following discussion by pointing out that Coatue Management is an actively managed fund. billion in AUM spread across 74 holdings.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 2, 2025

Funds advised by global private investment firm Permira are to acquire a majority stake in Westbridge Advisory (Westbridge), a European energy and sustainability advisory firm servicing institutional real estate clients. The Company has international offices in London, Warsaw and Zurich.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Australia expansion allows eligible investors to access funds from top managers like KKR, EQT, and the Carlyle Group with lower investment minimums. Moonfares portfolio investments provide diversified exposure across buyout, growth equity, venture, and infrastructure. Can’t stop reading?

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This filing tells investors which stocks, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and occasionally options, Wall Street's top money managers purchased and sold in the latest quarter (in this case, the June-ended quarter). Since its inception in 1990, Citadel's hedge fund has been more successful generating investment gains than any other hedge fund.

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Although the data is potentially stale for active hedge funds, it offers a glimpse into which stocks, industries, sectors, and trends are piquing the interest of top money managers. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Company cash flow statements show that Berkshire's brightest investment minds have sold an aggregate of $166.2

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Legal Hedge Funds Stakes 228

Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Blackstone has made a minority investment of up to 250m in global management and AI consulting firm, Sia Partners, using funds from its private equity strategy for individual investors, according to a recent press statement. The partnership will support Sias expansion across the US market, as well as strategic M&A.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

While 13Fs have their noted flaws -- they're 45 days old when filed, thus providing stale information for active hedge funds -- they can still offer invaluable guidance as to which stocks, industries, sectors, and trends have the undivided attention of Wall Street's greatest investment minds. million shares of Nvidia.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Enlightenment Capital, a private equity firm specialising in Aerospace, Defence, Government, and Technology (ADG&T), has held the final close of its fifth investment fund, which was oversubscribed, with $825m in capital commitments. The capital raised marks a 50% increase from its previous fund.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The third quarter was an especially active one for billionaire money manager Israel Englander and his investment team at Millennium Management. Englander's Millennium slashes its stake in one of Wall Street's most-prominent AI stocks With the exception of Nvidia , there's probably not a hotter AI stock on the planet right now than Palantir.

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