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TOP STORY: KKR has unveiled a new AI-focused infrastructure company with more than $10bn in committed capital, marking a major push by alternative asset managers into the rapidly expanding market for artificial intelligence data and computing capacity, according to a report by Reuters.
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STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION: In 2023, faced with dislocations ranging from a global energy crisis to rising interest rates, Searchlight Capital saw an opportunity on the public markets. The private equity firm bought asset manager Gresham House in a £470m take-private deal.
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Private equity firms will need to accept lower valuations and adapt to a fundamentally different interest rate environment following years of distortion from ultra-low borrowing costs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments Apollo Global Management co-president Scott Kleinman.
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Boots is in early-stage discussions over a potential $10bn sale, as private equity owner Sycamore Partners weighs strategic exit options and steps back from earlier plans for a London IPO, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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Apollo Global Management and Blackstone have completed a $35bn financing package to support artificial intelligence infrastructure for Anthropic, marking one of the largest private credit transactions ever executed, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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In Alternative Views, Private Equity Wire® goes behind closed doors with those in the know to get the latest on private markets. In this episode we discuss individuals investing in closed-ended funds with Claire Madden, co-founder and managing partner at Connection Capital.
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TOP STORY: New York-based fund administration group Gen II Fund Services, which is backed by Hg and General Atlantic, is exploring a potential sale that could value the business at up to $6bn, according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed market sources.
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Keen to capitalise on the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, firms are weighing up how best to get data centre exposure while managing long-term risk.
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Oxford BioMedica has indicated it could consider a private equity takeover under the right circumstances, even after rejecting multiple unsolicited approaches from Sweden’s EQT earlier this year, according to a report by the Financial Times citing comments from its chief executive.
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Brookfield Asset Management is accelerating a major expansion into AI-linked infrastructure, committing capital across data centres, power systems and compute-related assets as part of a broader strategy to raise around $50bn focused on enabling AI growth, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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