Adams Street Partners has closed its third private credit vehicle with $7.5bn in total capital, including leverage, marking a significant expansion of its direct lending platform and bringing total assets in the strategy to $15bn.
Leonard Green & Partners is close to acquiring construction and infrastructure consultancy Cumming Group from New Mountain Capital in a deal valued at approximately $3bn including debt, according to a report by the Financial Times citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Thoma Bravo has agreed to merge portfolio company HCSS with the Build & Construct division of Germany’s Nemetschek Group, in a deal aimed at creating a scaled global software platform for the construction sector.
I Squared Capital is reportedly partnering with Blackstone on a potential offer for Ströer SE’s core advertising business, marking a renewed push into the German media group after an earlier attempt stalled, according top a report by Bloomberg.
26North Partners, led by Apollo Global Management co-founder Josh Harris, has raised nearly $6bn for its inaugural private equity fund, marking the largest first-time buyout vehicle on record in the United States, according to a report by Bloomberg.
APG, Europe’s largest pension investor, plans to lift its allocation to private markets to just above 30%, as it looks to capitalise on shifting conditions in credit markets, according a report by Reuters citing comments by its head of private investments.
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has said concerns around retail exposure to private credit are likely to persist, but stressed that the bank remains constructive on the asset class and sees it as an attractive long-term opportunity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Ardian have purchased a $1bn portfolio of US private equity interests from China Investment Corp. (CIC), in a secondary market transaction involving the sovereign wealth fund’s efforts to reduce exposure to illiquid assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Thoma Bravo is closing its growth equity strategy less than five years after launching it, as the software-focused investor shifts its attention back toward its core buyout model of taking controlling stakes in established companies, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
The UK’s state-backed workplace pension scheme Nest is investing £450mn into US private credit, continuing its expansion into private markets even as parts of the asset class face growing investor caution over credit quality and liquidity, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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