The EQT VIII fund (EQT VIII) is to acquire SUSE, a global provider of open source infrastructure software for large enterprises, from the global infrastructure software business Micro Focus International plc (Micro Focus) in a USD2.535 billion deal. The transaction is subject to Micro Focus shareholder and customary regulatory approvals.  

New private equity firm Aretex Capital Partners has closed its first transaction, the acquisition of Alerian, a provider of energy infrastructure indices and market intelligence based in Dallas, which was announced in May 2018. The investment is representative of Aretex’s strategy to invest in founder-led businesses with multiple growth levers.

AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (AXA IM – Real Assets) is to acquire, on behalf of clients, and in a joint venture with Crédit Agricole Assurances and Fluxys, a 35.76 per cent stake in the Dunkirk LNG regasification terminal (Dunkirk LNG) in Northern France. With Fluxys already holding 25

Natixis Investment Managers has expanded its private debt capabilities with the acquisition of a MV Credit, a European Credit specialist focused on upper mid-cap private debt. The acquisition providing investors with access to a wide range of strategies in private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure. MV Credit will

ORIX Corporation USA (ORIX USA) is to acquire NXT Capital, a provider of structured financing to the US middle market. “The acquisition of NXT Capital is one step forward in expanding our product set within our third-party asset management platform and achieving continued growth through strategic relationships,” says Hideto Nishitani,