More than $138bn of debt linked to PE-backed acquisitions is expected to hit US and European credit markets in the coming months, giving investors a substantial pipeline of leveraged finance opportunities as M&A activity gathers pace, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cinven has raised approximately €2.3bn for its second Strategic Fund, exceeding its target by around 50%, attar ting support from existing investors and new LPs, as the PE firm expands its European mid-market strategy beyond financial services.
CVC Capital Partners has appointed Todd Sisitsky, currently president and head of global private equity at TPG, as co-chief executive as the European private markets group prepares for the eventual departure of current CEO Rob Lucas, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Singapore-based Granite Asia is targeting mid-sized businesses across Asia for new private credit investments after raising more than $500m for its pan-Asian Libra Hybrid strategy, according to a report by Reuters.
Thoma Bravo has launched a fresh effort to refinance $2.1bn of debt at cybersecurity software company Sophos, with the private equity firm facing a March 2027 maturity and growing scrutiny of its exposure to leveraged software assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cerberus Capital Management has agreed to sell Tenet Equity, its real estate investment business, to commercial property services group CBRE in a deal valued at approximately $1.6bn.
PSG Equity has co-led a €3bn ($3.5bn) funding round for French artificial intelligence company Mistral, valuing the three-year-old business at approximately €21bn ($24bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Platinum Equity is preparing to sell Italian maritime interiors specialist De Wave Group to private equity firm Renaissance Partners in a transaction valued at approximately €400m ($465m), according to a report by Reuters.
Main Capital Partners has made its first UK investment with the acquisition of a majority stake in Orgvue, a London-headquartered provider of strategic workforce management software.
L Catterton is nearing a deal to acquire a controlling interest in fitness competition brand Hyrox in a transaction that could value the business at approximately €600m ($697m), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
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