LVMH-backed private equity firm L Catterton has launched a $500m investment vehicle in partnership with a group of high-profile athletes, aiming to capitalise on the commercial influence of sports figures in consumer markets, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT says its fundraising activity remains robust despite a volatile market backdrop, while also highlighting expectations that ongoing dislocation in private credit could accelerate consolidation across the private equity industry, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Hillhouse Investment Management is preparing to raise up to $8bn for its first new flagship funds in five years, as it looks to restart large-scale fundraising across Asia-focused private equity and growth strategies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Baird Capital, the private equity arm of financial services firm Robert W Baird & Co, has raised $450m for its latest global buyout fund – Global Fund III – which will focus on lower mid-market companies across the US and UK.
OpenAI is in discussions to invest as much as $1.5bn into a new joint venture backed by PE firms including TPG and Bain Capital, in a move aimed at speeding up the deployment of AI across portfolio companies owned by buyout groups, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT has unveiled a dedicated AI Infrastructure strategy aimed at investing in the physical backbone required to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, as demand for data processing and energy-intensive computing continues to accelerate globally.
Azalea, the private equity platform owned indirectly by Singapore state investor Temasek via Seviora Holdings, is preparing to introduce an evergreen-style private equity fund as early as this year, subject to market conditions, according to a report by Reuters.
KKR’s global climate transition strategy has secured a commitment from Alterra, a $30bn Abu Dhabi-based investment vehicle backed by the United Arab Emirates, marking another allocation into the private equity firm’s energy transition platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK-listed private equity firm Bridgepoint Group has secured more than €6bn in commitments for the first close of its latest flagship vehicle, putting the fund roughly 80% of the way toward its target size, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
EQT AB has secured $15.6bn for its latest Asia private equity fund, marking the largest pool of capital ever raised for the region and underscoring renewed global investor appetite for Asian dealmaking, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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