General partners often take it “very personally” when investors decline commitments based on environmental, social, and governance concerns, according to a report by New private Markets citing Benjamin Sabatier, principal at Belgian investment firm Sofina.
Marlene Puffer, Chief Investment Officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), which manages investments for pension, endowment, and government funds in Alberta, has stepped down from her position after serving for less than two years, according to a report by Financial Post.
Global private investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America, with $4.6bn in total capital commitments.
Miura Partners, a Spanish private equity firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid, has held the final close of its fourth flagship fund, Miura Fund IV, at its hard cap of €475m taking the firm’s fundraising so far this year to over €800m.
Apollo Global Management Inc has secured a $5bn commitment from BNP Paribas SA to boost its private credit lending operations, marking a significant step in the firm’s effort to expand in areas traditionally dominated by banks.
UK-listed Intermediate Capital Group has secured $1.9bn for the latest iteration of its North America-focused private debt strategy, the North American Credit Partners Fund III, which is 50% larger than its predecessor and has already made four investments, according to a report by CityWire.
Thompson Street Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in St Louis, has completed a single-asset secondary market transaction to continue its partnership with Gurobi Optimization, a provider of mathematical optimisation software.
Silver Point Capital has successfully closed its latest opportunistic credit fund with $4.6bn in total commitments, surpassing its initial $4bn target, and more double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2019 at $1.7bn.
US credit firm Muzinich & Co, in partnership with Asian alternative investment platform Orion3, has launched a private debt strategy focused on infrastructure and real assets to address the sector’s growing global funding shortfall, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X, with $4.3bn in capital commitments, plus an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.
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