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Apollo and ICG expand into South Korea as private equity gains momentum

Private Equity Insights

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 firm Naxicap acquires VuWall to strengthen control room technology offerings

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This acquisition follows Naxicaps earlier investments in Guntermann & Drunck (G&D) in 2020 and Tritec Electronic in 2022, as part of its strategy to consolidate and innovate in the control room industry. Source: AV Magazine Can’t stop reading?

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HIG Capital acquires strategic stake in German machine tool manufacturer HELLER Group

Private Equity Insights

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. With 30 sales and service branches worldwide, HELLER serves industries including engineering, aerospace, energy, defense, and commercial vehicles.

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BlackRock expands private equity focus with new financing initiative

Private Equity Insights

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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Braemont invests in TEC Services

Private Equity Wire

Braemont Capital, a relationship-driven investment firm, has invested in TEC Services, a premier provider of essential janitorial and sanitation services to the grocery and food distribution end markets. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Singapore’s Temasek launches new $7.5bn private credit arm

Private Equity Wire

Singapores state investment firm, Temasek Holdings, has unveiled a new private credit entity with an initial portfolio valued at SGD10bn ($7.5bn), marking a significant push into the rapidly expanding private credit market.

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Ares management eyes record $80bn-plus annual fundraising total

Private Equity Wire

Private investment firm Ares Management Corp is eyeing a record annual fundraising total in the mid-$80bn range for 2024, surpassing last year’s total of $74bn, after gathering $64bn up to the end of September, according to a report by Bloomberg.