Baird Capital, the private equity arm of financial services firm Robert W Baird & Co, has raised $450m for its latest global buyout fund – Global Fund III – which will focus on lower mid-market companies across the US and UK.
OpenAI is in discussions to invest as much as $1.5bn into a new joint venture backed by PE firms including TPG and Bain Capital, in a move aimed at speeding up the deployment of AI across portfolio companies owned by buyout groups, according to a report by the Financial Times.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has identified private credit as a growing risk to financial stability, alongside elevated asset valuations and expansionary fiscal policies in certain jurisdictions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EQT has unveiled a dedicated AI Infrastructure strategy aimed at investing in the physical backbone required to support the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence, as demand for data processing and energy-intensive computing continues to accelerate globally.
Private equity firms CVC Capital Partners and GTCR have made a joint proposal to acquire medical device manufacturer Teleflex and take the company private, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person familiar with the situation.
Azalea, the private equity platform owned indirectly by Singapore state investor Temasek via Seviora Holdings, is preparing to introduce an evergreen-style private equity fund as early as this year, subject to market conditions, according to a report by Reuters.
Commodities intelligence and analytics provider Kpler, which is backed by private investment firms Insight Partners and Five Arrows – the private equity arm of Rothschild & Co – has initiated a process to sell a significant minority stake in the business, according to a report by Reuters.
KKR’s global climate transition strategy has secured a commitment from Alterra, a $30bn Abu Dhabi-based investment vehicle backed by the United Arab Emirates, marking another allocation into the private equity firm’s energy transition platform, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is closely monitoring emerging stress signals in the private credit market, including ongoing redemption requests and expectations of higher default rates, according to a report by Bloomberg.
A number of private equity investors have reportedly tabled initial bids for Benchmark Capital, the financial planning arm of Schroders, the UK asset manager which is in the process of being acquired by US investment group £9.9bn ($13.38bn), according to a report by Sky News.
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