Aldaron, a newly established private equity firm founded by former executives from Palantir and Carlyle, has closed its debut fund with approximately $885m in commitments, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Bankers and advisers involved in Apollo Global Management’s £5.7bn acquisition of easyJet are expected to receive approximately £334m in fees, making the transaction one of the UK’s most lucrative takeovers for dealmakers this year, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firms Lone Star and Atlas Holdings are exploring bids for International Paper’s European packaging business, potentially replacing plans for a London stock market listing, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Blue Owl Capital has played down concerns over AI-driven disruption to its software investments, as the alternative asset manager continues to face elevated redemption requests across some private credit funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone has built a data centre portfolio valued at $200bn, including debt and projects under construction, as the alternative asset manager expands its investments across artificial intelligence infrastructure, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Thoma Bravo-owned cybersecurity company Proofpoint has agreed to acquire data security firm Varonis Systems in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $6.3bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Kartesia Asset Finance has invested €88m across the first three transactions from its KAF III fund, financing aviation, maritime and logistics assets in Europe and the US, according to a statement from the firm.
Benefit Street Partners, Franklin Templeton’s alternative credit manager, has added a 14-person investment team from Encina Lender Finance through a transaction that expands its private asset-backed finance platform, according to a statement from the firms.
BlackRock attracted $15.3bn in private markets inflows during the third quarter, exceeding analyst expectations of $12.2bn, as the firm expanded its financing activities and deployed capital from its AI infrastructure fund, according to a report by Yahoo Finance.
Hg has raised approximately €1bn at the first close of its debut secondaries fund, taking it beyond halfway towards its €1.75bn target, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
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