Sumitomo Life Insurance Co plans to invest approximately JPY300bn ($1.9bn) in private credit during the fiscal year starting April, marking a continued push by Japanese insurers into alternative assets to enhance returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ares Management is leading a €300m ($346m) a single asset continuation fund structured through its secondaries platform, for frozen bakery company Europastry, which currently owned by MCH Private Equity, according to aa report by Bloomberg.
TDR Capital and I Squared Capital are preparing for a potential New York listing of Aggreko Plc, a provider of temporary power solutions for events and industrial clients, at a potential value of around $15bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sands Capital has successfully closed its Global Innovation Fund III at $1.1bn, exceeding target commitments and attracting new investors including Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and funds managed by Hamilton Lane.
Intercontinental Exchange Inc, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, is partnering with Apollo Global Management to develop a dedicated data infrastructure for the private-credit market, in a bid to bring greater transparency to the $1.8tn sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Maine Public Employees’ Retirement System is preparing to reduce its private equity allocation to 10%, as part of a broader effort to improve liquidity and reassess performance across its portfolio, according to a report by Buyouts Insider.
KKR has struck a $310m deal to scale Allfleet’s electric bus operations in India, marking its first Global Climate Transition investment in the country. The transaction, is expected to close in mid-2026 pending regulatory approvals.
A planned $5.3bn debt issuance by Qualtrics International Inc has been put on hold by a group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co, after early investor interest failed to materialise amid concerns over the company’s exposure to the software sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private equity investment firm Advent International, which manages over $100bn in assets across 16 offices worldwide, is strengthening its Hong Kong presence, positioning the city as a key regional hub to better serve Asia Pacific clients.
BNP Paribas is confident that Europe’s private credit market can continue expanding even as US funds face outflows amid investor concerns, citing strong financing needs and regulatory protections across the continent, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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