European growth investor Jolt Capital has appointed Marine Moreux as the firm’s new Director of Human Resources, a new position created as part of an ongoing initiative to support the firm’s future development and growth.
Blackstone has launched its first multi-asset private markets fund aimed at individual investors outside the US, expanding the alternative asset manager’s efforts to bring private-market strategies to the global wealth market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hellman & Friedman is considering a sale of insurance software provider Applied Systems in a transaction that could value the business at as much as $10bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Major League Baseball (MLB) has revised its ownership framework to allow private equity firms to hold stakes of up to 20% in individual franchises, according to a report by Front Office Sports.
Blackstone has shelved plans for a roughly $3bn collateralised fund obligation designed to provide liquidity against a portfolio of ageing private equity fund stakes, highlighting the challenges facing the market for older buyout assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Paul Weiss is expanding its private equity practice in New York with the hire of three Weil partners, who will join former Weil private equity co-head Chris Machera at the firm, according to a report by the Global Legal Post.
Lone Star Funds is exploring strategic options for Evoca, including a potential debt-for-equity restructuring with creditors, or a sale of the Italian coffee-machine manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK-listed private capital firm Pollen Street has confirmed it is reviewing strategic options, including a possible take-private transaction, and has begun preliminary discussions with a limited number of potential counterparties about a potential offer, according to a report by Reuters.
Juniper Square has partnered with Nasdaq eVestment to launch Capital Intelligence, an AI-powered tool designed to give private markets investor relations teams greater visibility into institutional investors and fundraising opportunities.
Blackstone says trade tensions and concerns surrounding artificial intelligence have not materially slowed its fundraising or investment activity, with the private equity firm continuing to deploy capital across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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