Blue Owl has called off its planned merger of two private credit funds following investor concerns over proposed withdrawal restrictions, according to Reuters. The reversal comes as the alternative asset manager faces heightened scrutiny in a volatile credit market.
The South Korean government has successfully overturned a $216.5m damages ruling in its long-running dispute with US private equity firm Lone Star Funds over the 2003 sale of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), according to a report by Reuters.
KKR & Co has opened an office in Abu Dhabi’s financial centre, strengthening its presence in the Middle East. The office will be led by Julian Barratt-Due, a managing director overseeing KKR’s regional investment business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Wall Street banks are turning to private-credit channels to raise roughly $1bn in financing for Novacap Investments Inc’s acquisition of Integral Ad Science Holding Corp, after attempts to secure funding from leveraged loan investors faltered.
Grant Thornton UK is preparing to bring on 160 new partners over the next two years, following a strategic investment by Cinven, according to a report by Bloomberg. Recruitment firms Korn Ferry and Wilton & Bain have been appointed to advise the process.
DigitalBridge Group, Inc (DigitalBridge) has closed DigitalBridge Partners III (DBP III), the firm’s third digital infrastructure fund, with over $7.2bn in fund commitments and $4.5bn in fund LP co-investment commitments secured to date across the DBP III portfolio, bringing total capital formation for the strategy to $11.7bn.
German private equity firm Capiton AG is considering a sale of Raith, a nano-technology supplier to sectors including quantum computing, semiconductor production, and defence, in a deal potentially worth around €1bn ($1.2bn), according to report by Bloomberg.
French private equity firm Ardian SAS has appointed Morgan Stanley and Macquarie Group Ltd to advise on a potential sale of German laboratory services provider GBA Group, in a deal that could be valued at around €1.5bn ($1.7bn), according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the
Azul has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority strategic investment from software investment firm Thoma Bravo. As part of the transaction, Azul’s existing investors Vitruvian Partners and Lead Edge Capital will be reinvesting new capital and will retain minority stakes alongside Azul’s employees.
KKR & Co is aiming to wrap up its second Asia-focussed private credit fund in December, with a target size of around $2bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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