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French private equity firm Ardian raises $30bn for secondary investments platform

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Ardian, a leading global private equity firm, raised $30bn for its latest secondary investments platform. This fundraising milestone is one of the largest in the private equity secondary market. It highlights the growing demand for liquidity solutions among institutional investors.

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OpenAI appoints Adebayo Ogunlesi to board, highlighting AI infrastructure focus

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GIP, a private equity firm managing over $100bn in assets, owns stakes in Gatwick Airport and offshore wind projects. Read more IFM Investors acquires 49% stake in Splend to drive rideshare growth IFM Investors has acquired a 49% stake in Splend, a $200m startup providing vehicle financing.

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Gucci owner sells €837m stakes in Paris properties to private equity firm Ardian

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Kering, the luxury group behind Gucci and Saint Laurent, has sold 60% of its stakes in three prime Paris properties to French private equity firm Ardian for 837m. read more Private equity deal value surges to $639bn in 2024, amid rising valuations Global private equity and venture capital deal activity saw a 24.7%

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Buenavista Equity Partners launches €100m healthcare fund

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Spanish private equity firm Buenavista Equity Partners, which specialises in investments in the lower- and mid-market segments, has unveiled a new healthcare-focused fund, BV Healthcare Growth Innvierte I, with an initial closing of 100m.

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Private Equity Firms Show Increasing Interest in $400bn Indian IT Services Industry

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Institutional shareholding in listed IT services companies has also increased, with large-cap firms increasing by 9% and mid-cap and small-cap firms increasing by 16-18% in the last year. This trend is being fueled by a succession of acquisitions spearheaded by private equity firms such as ChrysCapital and Carlyle.

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Veoneer Launching Sale of $500m Passive Safety Unit, Sources Say US private equity firm SSW Partners are interested

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US private equity firm SSW Partners is working with advisers to gauge interest in the unit, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter. The asset, which could fetch as much as $500 million, may draw interest from private equity firms and companies in the industry, one of the people said.

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Bain Capital Invests in Sales Tech Startup Apollo.io at $1.6bn Valuation

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This round was led by new investor Bain Capital Ventures, the venture capital arm of the namesake private equity firm, as well as existing investors Sequoia Capital, Tribe Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. is one of Nexus Venture’s bets on startups based in the United States with some Indian presence.

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