Sovereign Capital Partners, a lower mid-market private equity firm focused on buy & build investments, has promoted two of its team members – Philipp Zimmerer to Investment Director, and Jaime Leslie to Investment Manager.
Court Square Capital Partners has closed its fifth flagship fund at approximately $3.8bn, significantly exceeding its $3bn target and marking the largest vehicle in the firm’s history, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Carlyle has imposed limits on investor withdrawals from its Tactical Private Credit Fund after redemption requests surged in the first quarter with the $7bn vehicle receiving requests to redeem roughly 15.7% of its shares, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Dennis Cornell, who led client coverage for the Americas at Apollo Global Management, has left the firm after approximately four years, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Warburg Pincus has established a new European-focused defence investment initiative aimed at capitalising on rising structural demand for security, resilience and defence capability across the region, with MEAG, the asset manager of Munich Re Group, supporting the strategy as an early backer.
CVC Capital Partners is seeking co-investment partners to support its proposed €10.9bn takeover of Italian pharmaceutical company Recordati, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Marsh & McLennan Cos’ Mercer has raised more than $3.8bn for its latest private investment vehicle – The Mercer Private Investment Partners VIII fund – amid continuing strong institutional appetite for diversified private markets exposure, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Large North American pension funds including the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) are maintaining their exposure to private credit, signalling continued confidence in the asset class even as the sector faces mounting headwinds, according to a report by Reuters.
Funds managed by Ares Management have agreed to acquire Whitestone REIT in a deal valuing the US-listed shopping centre owner at approximately $1.7bn, marking another take-private transaction in the retail real estate sector, according top a report by Reuters.
UK authorities are preparing to impose stricter rules on funded reinsurance transactions, a structure widely used by life insurers to transfer liabilities to counterparties often backed by private equity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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