Affinity Equity Partners is considering a sale of its stake in airport hospitality group Plaza Premium, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Global private equity firms including Warburg Pincus and KKR are exploring potential bids for Southeast Asia-focused education platform XCL Education, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. Other alternative asset managers understood to be assessing the opportunity include Blackstone and EQT.
Francisco Partners is considering a potential sale of genealogy and DNA testing platform MyHeritage in a transaction that could value the business at around $1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has agreed to invest in Asia-Pacific corporate services provider Acclime, providing growth capital to support the firm’s continued expansion across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KIK Custom Products Inc, the cleaning-products company backed by private equity firm Centerbridge, has obtained a $150m rescue loan from new lenders, including Oaktree Capital Management, to address a potential liquidity shortfall, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Weakening profitability among private credit borrowers is likely to lead to further loan defaults in 2026, according to a report by Reuters citing Morningstar DBRS, which has reiterated a negative outlook for the sector.
MML Capital Partners has closed MML Keystone I and accompanying co-investment and managed vehicles, raising €935m ($1.10bn). The fundraise ranks among the largest on record for a new European strategy, according to data from Preqin.
Mizuho Financial Group, Japan’s third largest banking group, has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Avendus Capital, the India-focused investment bank backed by private equity firm KKR, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JP Morgan Asset Management’s Private Equity Group has closed its 12th flagship fund, PEG Global Private Equity XII, above its $1.25bn target at $1.44bn. The fund will make primary, secondary and co-investments in buyout and early-stage VC strategies.
Energy Capital Partners, the private equity firm backed by Bridgepoint Group Plc, has returned over $5.5bn to investors so far in 2025, in one of its most active years since its 2005 founding, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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