Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 16, 2025

This $700m fund highlights the firms commitment to empowering middle-market companies with the financial tools they need to achieve long-term growth. The capital was raised from a diverse group of investors, including pension funds, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Apollo is one of a number investors, both wealthy individuals and professional money managers, that have reached out in recent weeks to BDT & MSD Partners, the investment bank advising the Redstones, according to people familiar with the discussions. Private equity firms RedBird Capital Partners and KKR & Co.

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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

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 26, 2024

billion take private bid from investing firm Arkhouse and hedge fund Brigade earlier this month. 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 trillion ($965.47

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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. This move follows BlackRocks $30bn expansion into private credit, financial data, and infrastructure assets in 2023.

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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 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% Can`t stop reading?

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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 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. This follows a record 1.9bn in deals in 2022.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

Get the week’s top news delivered directly to your inbox – Sign up for our newsletter Sign up Adrian, which manages a total of $150bn, eventually aims to raise $25bn for its secondary fund. Ardian, which announced earlier this year that it would open an office in Abu Dhabi, declined to comment on the fundraising.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mubadala Investment Company , Abu Dhabi’s sovereign investment arm, has formed a strategic partnership with New York-based alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital as it seeks to co-invest in private credit opportunities amid a tightening monetary environment around the world.

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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

JANUARY 30, 2025

The Texas-based firm, known for investing in lower middle-market companies, raised more than twice the amount of its $300m predecessor fund. Many of these investors have supported Blue Sage across multiple funds, with some relationships spanning nearly 25 years.

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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. Aware Super, with A$160 billion ($102 billion) in assets, will set up in the district of St.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

This shift partly reflects a rebalancing of power, enabling LPs in private equity funds, such as pension funds to exert influence over GPs. Using NAV loans for distributions is somewhat like kicking the can down the road, said Christian Wiehenkamp, Chief Investment Officer of Perpetual Investors.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Aldar Properties is continuing its foray outside the Middle East with a $111 million co-investment with private equity firm The Carlyle Group in logistics and storage assets across Europe. Aldar will join the Carlyle Europe Realty platform, the investment firm’s pan-European real estate portfolio, as part of the deal.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

South Korea’s sovereign wealth fund, Korea Investment Corporation (KIC), is set to invest $150m in Apollo Global Management, the world’s second-largest private equity firm. According to industry sources on Sunday, KIC will allocate 200bn won to Apollo Global Management’s 10th buyout fund.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

The London-headquartered private equity fund has invested almost €115 million in Irish companies since it first entered the market in 2017. Read more Canada’s Top Pension Funds Embark on Major Private Credit Expansion with C$1.3 Source: Business Post Can’t stop reading? trillion ($965.47

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

IFM Investors, owned by some of Australia’s biggest pension funds, will spend £10bn ($12.6bn) on infrastructure and energy transition projects in the UK by 2027, under an agreement announced with the government there. Both firms are making their announcements at the Global Investment Summit in London on Monday.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 19, 2024

private equity is about to get a big boost from Australia’s largest pension fund. AustralianSuper, which manages nearly US$200 billion, tells Axios that it plans to double its global private equity exposure over the next five years, with between 70-80% of those new dollars heading to the U.S.

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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. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

Buyout firm EQT AB is teaming up with Germany’s richest man to acquire a 35% stake in German bus and train operator Flix SE. EQT and Kühne Holding AG, the investment vehicle of logistics tycoon Klaus-Michael Kühne, will become long-term anchor shareholders in Flix, according to a statement Thursday confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report.

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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

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

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.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 11, 2025

Alternative investment firm KSL Capital Partners has closed its latest tactical opportunities fund, KSL Capital Partners Tactical Opportunities II, with total capital commitments of $1.44bn, including contributions from the General Partner.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

The report cites Apollo partner Brian Feurtada as confirming that the the New York-based firm has so far assembled a roughly 10-strong family office with headcount expected to increase in the future. Blackstone and KKR & Co are also reportedly establishing units to focus on ultra wealthy private investors.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

BC Partners, a London-based private equity firm with over $40bn in AUM, has agreed to sell Forno d’Asolo Group, an Italian manufacturer and distributor of frozen bakery products valued at €1.1bn ($1.2bn), to a Investindustrial, a European mid-market private equity firm, and Sammontana, an ice cream manufacturer.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury French fashion house LVMH, is looking to sell its stake in Saudi Arabian gourmet food producer and restaurant chain Bateel, according to people familiar with the matter. as much as $5 billion to invest in the Middle East and build a Riyadh-based investment team.

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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 12, 2024

European utility Engie has joined forces with Canada’s second-largest pension fund to try to buy British power network Electricity North West (ENWL), according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Read more South Korea’s Hahn & Co raises $3.4bn for new buyout fund Aircraft landing gear maker Héroux-Devtek Inc.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Private equity giant Blackstone announced on Tuesday it had sold 3,000 shared-ownership homes to Britain’s biggest private pension fund, in a sign of growing dealmaking by big money managers in the UK housing sector. Source: Reuters Can’t stop reading?

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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 a credit fund for Australia and.

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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., The success of the fundraise reinforces the strength of our active investment strategy,” said Hendrik J. with over $750m of committed capital.

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