Private equity managers are increasingly turning to payment-in-kind structures to ease pressure on portfolio companies, but a lack of systems capable of modelling their complex impact could create growing operational and transparency risks, a new study by Occorian has found.
Blackstone-owned sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs is targeting a valuation of up to $7.94bn in a US initial public offering, giving the private equity firm a potential public-market monetisation opportunity less than two years after acquiring the fast-growing restaurant business, according to a report by Reuters.
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Group has raised approximately INR151bn ($1.6bn) through one of the country’s largest private credit transactions, highlighting the growing ability of domestic and international alternative lenders to finance large leveraged deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has made its first direct investment in a Japan-focused private equity fund, committing JPY20bn ($123m) to a vehicle managed by Advantage Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are increasingly targeting Italy’s family-owned industrial companies as investors seek businesses with physical assets, specialist manufacturing capabilities and lower exposure to disruption from artificial intelligence according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have agreed to acquire US industrial real estate investment trust LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
UK insurers backing pension risk transfer transactions are increasing their exposure to private credit, with opaque and difficult-to-value assets now accounting for more than 10% of the portfolios of several major providers, according to a report by the FT citing data from S&P Global Ratings.
Truelink Capital is close to acquiring US food ingredients and beverage manufacturer Lyons Magnus in a transaction valuing the business at around $1bn, including debt, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Partners Group has raised more than $15bn in commitments for its newest direct infrastructure investment programme, marking one of the firm’s largest infrastructure fundraises to date despite broader challenges facing parts of the private markets industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners and ​private equity firm Silver Lake are expected to receive European Union approval for the proposed $55bn acquisition of video game publisher Electronic Arts, according to a report by Reuters.
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