The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.
South African rugby officials have explained the decision to postpone a special general meeting (SGM) in Cape Town, initially scheduled for Thursday, to discuss private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights.
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is planning to invest €7.5bn ($8.2bn) to develop data centres in the Aragon region of northeastern Spain, further establishing the region as a key hub for cloud computing in Europe, according to a report by Reuters.
Verlinvest, a global family-backed consumer-focused evergreen investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in The Climbing Hangar, one of the UK’s leading bouldering gym operators, investing alongside the founder and existing management team.
Private equity firm Stone Point Capital has agreed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Kestra Holdings, an independent broker-dealer with $117 billion in assets under management, buying out Warburg Pincus’s stake in the business.
Private equity investors were involved in two out of every five major US mergers and acquisitions in 2022, with their 40% involvement rate up significantly from the 10% seen in 2001, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice
The Ackerley Sports Group, a sports-focused investment business established by private investment firm Ackerley Partners, is on the verge of securing control over the commercial rights to the South Africa national rugby union team, the Springboks, according to a report by Johannesburg’s Business Day.
Banks are at risk of losing out on significant underwriting fees from two of Europe’s largest buyout deals, as private-equity firms are adjusting debt terms mid-process, affecting their ability to generate revenue, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms should prioritise realistic valuations and leave room for growth when listing companies on the stock market, and not look to squeeze every last dollar out of initial public offerings (IPOs) in today’s “buyer’s market”, according to BC Partners.
Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management, one of the world’s largest real estate investors, is looking to acquire European logistics real estate firm Tritax EuroBox in a deal valued at £1.1bn ($1.44bn), including debt, according to a report by. Reuters.
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