HSBC Asset Management has rolled out a new ‘evergreen’ private equity fund targeting high-net-worth investors, joining a growing list of global managers expanding access to alternative investments to private individuals.
Global private equity firm Advent International has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Automic Group, a provider of financial market infrastructure and fund administration services in Australia and New Zealand. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Jolt Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm specialising in deeptech investments, has named Warren Kim – the former Head of Corporate Coverage at Natixis Asia’s Seoul branch – as Managing Director for its new South Korea office in the city.
Phoenix Education Partners, a portfolio company of global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management, has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, according to a report by Reuters.
Emerging markets-focused asset manager Gemcorp Capital Management has appointed Alex McKenna as its new global chief operating officer, as the firm accelerates its push into direct lending across developing economies.
A group of Thames Water’s senior creditors, including PE firms Silver Point Capital and Apollo Global Management, have submitted a revised operational plan to UK regulator Ofwat as part of efforts to avert the collapse of the UK’s largest water utility, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Legence, the Blackstone-owned engineering and building services provider, has filed for a US initial public offering targeting a valuation of up to $2.95bn, as the post-summer pipeline of new listings begins to build momentum, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Benefit Street Partners, a credit-focused alternative asset manager with strategies spanning the credit spectrum, and Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private markets secondaries manager, have closed a $2.3bn private credit continuation vehicle, BSP Debt Fund IV CV.
BGF has completed the sale of its stake in Monodraught, a British green tech specialist, to Genuit Group plc for £55.6m with the exit generating an 11x multiple of money invested and a 37.5% internal rate of return – one of the highest returns achieved by BGF.
3i Group has agreed the sale of its stake in MAIT, a leading IT services provider for mid-market clients in the DACH region, to DBAG Fund VIII, advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) in a deal expected to generate £143m in gross proceeds.
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