Law firm Stephenson Harwood has added to its Private Equity practice with the arrival of new Partner Paul Barron, who has 20 years of experience in private equity and corporate transactions and has joined the firm in London.
Private credit market tech specialist Oxane Partners is targeting the growing ‘Private Credit+’ market, which extends beyond direct lending to include asset-based finance, fund finance, infrastructure finance, and securitised products.
Emerald Lake Capital Management (Emerald Lake), a growth-oriented middle market private equity firm focussed on the industrial and services sectors, has made two additions to its investment team – Eric Rea as Principal, and Bobby Jahrling as Associate.
Catchment Capital, a private equity firm focused on middle market industrial businesses, has agreed its inaugural deal – a majority investment in Fidus Systems, a provider of electronic and embedded system design services.
European buyout firm PAI Partners has secured €3.6bn in fresh equity to extend its hold over Froneri, the ice cream joint venture it created with Nestlé in 2016, in one of the largest continuation fund transactions seen in Europe, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone has hit its $10bn fundraising target for its latest Asia-focused buyout fund, underlining investor appetite for the firm’s regional strategy despite a challenging private equity fundraising environment, according to a report by Bloomberg.
CVC Credit, the global credit arm of private investment firm CVC, has held the final close of its fourth European Direct Lending fund, EUDL IV, with €10.4bn in total capital commitments to deploy across European private credit opportunities.
KKR & Co has deepened its presence in the Gulf with the acquisition of a minority stake in Adnoc Gas Pipeline Assets LLC, marking the buyout firm’s second transaction in Abu Dhabi this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management has launched its seventh flagship private equity fund, Brookfield Capital Partners VII, with a target of $12.5bn, according to a report by Buyouts Insider citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Phoenix Education Partners, the owner of the University of Phoenix, is seeking a valuation of up to $1.17bn in its planned US IPO, providing a partial exit for private equity backers Apollo Global Management and Vistria Group, according to a report by Reuters.
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