Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 21, 2025

Investcorp has been chosen by Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (KWAP), one of Malaysias largest pension funds, to manage a $110m special managed account focused on private equity. KWAP, with over $36bn in assets, selected Investcorp from a field of more than 100 global private equity firms.

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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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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 30, 2025

Blue Sage Capital closed its fourth private equity fund, Blue Sage Capital IV, at $618m, exceeding its $400m target and $550m hard cap. The Texas-based firm, known for investing in lower middle-market companies, raised more than twice the amount of its $300m predecessor fund. Can’t stop reading?

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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

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

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The firm is looking to extend its role beyond investing client capital to managing funds for private equity and alternative asset managers, according to Chief Financial Officer Martin Small. We can be a primary capital provider through our fund-of-funds business, Small stated.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Private equity firms RedBird Capital Partners and KKR & Co. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3 Trillion in Assets Six of Canada's biggest pension funds managing C$1.3 are both investors in Skydance. trillion ($965.47

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

HBX Group, the Spanish travel technology company known for its Hotelbeds brand and backed by private equity firms Cinven, EQT, and Canadian pension fund CPP Investments, is gearing up for a 1bn ($1.04bn) initial public offering (IPO) in the coming weeks, according to a report by Reuters.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Ardian raises over $20bn for secondaries fund the Paris-based PE firm has set a target for the fund of $25bn French group Ardian has amassed more than $20bn to buy stakes in private equity funds from investors, highlighting a corner of finance that is defying the broader slump in fundraising.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. However, Arkhouse said Jefferies had provided a “highly confident letter” supporting its claim that it had the money necessary to fund the proposal. The report comes after Macy’s rejected a $5.8

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 13, 2023

AP Pension has invested in a Morgan Stanley fund that aims to reduce carbon emissions by 1GT ahead of 2050. Danish pension fund AP Pension has invested in the Morgan Stanley 1 Gigaton fund, which aims to remove one gigaton of CO2-equivalent emissions from the Earth’s atmosphere by 2050.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

British banknote printer De La Rue is in discussions with private equity firm Disruptive Capital GP and pension fund manager Pension SuperFund Capital, collectively known as PSFC Entities to sell up to 40% of its equity, according to a report by Reuters. The potential offer price of 1.25

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 12, 2024

Four of New York City’s five public employee pension funds, catering for teachers, police officers, firefighters and civil servants, are to up their allocations to private equity and other illiquid asset classes, as they look to boost investment returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 17, 2023

Australia’s third-largest pension fund will officially open its first overseas outpost in London in November, a senior company official said, pushing for more private market investments as the sector outgrows the confines of home. The country’s biggest fund, AustralianSuper, recently poached senior executives from J.P.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Private equity firms and pension funds are pouring unprecedented amounts of money into the UK rental housing market, driven by soaring demand and a persistent housing affordability crisis, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Global pension funds have continued to ramp up their private equity investments in 2024, with the 20 largest funds globally allocating a combined $707.6bn to the asset class so far this year, according to a report by Banking Exchange.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

Buyout firms have long relied on controversial loans backed by equity stakes to enhance fund returns, but growing investor criticism has triggered a slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg UK. The ILPA warns that any distributions received from a NAV-based facility might later be recalled to help repay the loan.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments.

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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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, it has stepped up its investment in health care, infrastructure, technology, mobility, clean energy and life sciences, and has teamed up with private equity companies, pension funds and other investors as it expands its portfolio of assets.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in human capital-driven and technology-enabled services companies, has closed its inaugural fund, Coalesce Capital Fund I, and parallel vehicles, with $900m in total capital commitments. Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp.

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 19, 2025

James Bradshaw of the Globe and Mail reports Ontario Teachers Pension Plan closes Hong Kong office: Ontario Teachers Pension Plan is closing its Hong Kong office and shifting some staff to Singapore, as the $256-billion pension fund looks to streamline its operations in Asia.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Brynwood Partners, a private equity firm focused on control investments in consumer product businesses, closed its ninth fund, Brynwood Partners IX L.P., “As we approach our 40th year in business, we are both proud of our heritage and excited for our next fund cycle. with over $750m of committed capital.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firm Blackstone is nearing a deal to sell Japanese supplement maker Alinamin Pharmaceutical to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for $2.17bn.The deal is expected to be signed soon, said the person, who declined to be identified as the information was private.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

IRA Capital, a private equity firm based in Southern California, has recently announced the launch of the IRA Healthcare Real Estate Fund. The closed-end fund, with a total capitalization of $500m, will focus on acquiring medical properties and senior housing assets across the United States. for its investors.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 15, 2023

TA Associates, a leading global private equity firm, announced the completion of fundraising for its latest flagship fund, TA XV, with total limited partner commitments at its hard cap of $16.5bn. Launched in late November 2022, TA XV was oversubscribed and exceeded its initial target size.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Private equity firm KKR & Co agreed to acquire Varsity Brands, a U.S. maker of sports uniforms and school yearbooks, from buyout firm Bain Capital for about $4.75 KKR will own Varsity Brands through its Americas private equity fund, the sources said, requesting anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 as it was delisted by private equity firm TPG Inc.;

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Revelstoke Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm with $5.8bn of assets under management, announced today that it has completed the successful fundraising for Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund III, and various affiliated investment vehicles totalling $1.7bn. Since 2018, the firm has raised $3.7

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 14, 2023

GrowthCurve Capital has held the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, GrowthCurve Capital Partners I, with total capital commitments of $1.4bn for the fund and related co-investment vehicles. read more SMBC, AIIB, and Intermediate Capital Group will invest $250m in Amp Energy India to drive expansion plans.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 21, 2023

Hayfin Capital Management exceeded its fundraising target of $6.6bn for its latest fund, Hayfin Direct Lending Fund IV, a spokesman confirmed. Hayfin expects total available capital to be at or near the strategy’s hard cap of €7 billion by the end of the year, the firm said in a news release Friday.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

PSG Equity (PSG), a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies in Europe, North America and Israel to help accelerate their growth, has held the final close of PSG Europe II (PSGE II), the firm’s second Europe-focused fund, with more than €2.6

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

RRJ Capital, the private equity firm founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise as much as $2bn for a new fund that focuses on private credit in Asia. The firm is seeking at least $1.25bn and may raise another $750m, capping the fund size at $2bn, the document shows.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Lone View Capital, an LA-based private equity firm investing in the technology sector, has held final close of its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I with total committed capital of $850m, bringing the firm’s AUM to approximately $1.1bn. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel for Fund I.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

The Bloomberg report added that HSBC is working with Bank of America Corp on the potential divestment of INKA, its German fund administration business. Read more BlackRock Unveils Climate Policies for $150bn in Funds BlackRock Inc. is singling out funds with combined assets of $150bn for an extra screen designed.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 31, 2024

The Australian Retirement Trust, a pension fund valued at AUD 260bn ($174bn), plans to increase its private credit allocation over the next year, targeting opportunities in Europe and North America. Last month, ART opened an office in London, joining AustralianSuper and Aware Super’s expansion into the UK.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

The private equity firm is investing through EQT Future, an impact-driven fund with a longer holding period. Rich Families Private equity firms clinched more than $30 billion of deals around the world last week, raising hopes for a revival in mergers and acquisitions following a slow first half of the year.

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