India is rapidly emerging as the centre of gravity for private equity in Asia, with global firms from KKR to Blackstone elevating Mumbai-based executives to lead regional strategies and committing billions in fresh capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR & Co chief financial officer Robert Lewin has warned that some private equity firms will disappear as the sector enters a period of consolidation amid a prolonged slowdown in dealmaking and a squeeze on GPs that over-invested during the 2021–2022 boom, according op a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has confirmed the departure of Michele Raba, its lead partner for European private equity, after a 15-year tenure that saw him play a central role in some of the firm’s most significant continental investments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm PAI Partners has agreed to sell Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin to US-based VSP Vision, owner of Marchon, marking the conclusion of a protracted sales process that attracted interest from some of the sector’s biggest players, according to a report by Reuters.
US private equity giant KKR has entered the formal sale process for PRS REIT, the London-listed residential property investor, joining specialist property investor Long Harbour which has already submitted a bid for the business, according to a report by Reuters.
1789 Capital, the Palm Beach-based venture capital firm co-founded by Omeed Malik and Chris Buskirk and recently joined by Donald Trump Jr, has passed $1bn in assets under management, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the firm’s fundraising and deal activity.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is weighing a sale of its stake in Global Loan Agency Services, the London-headquartered debt administration specialist, in a move that could value the company at around £1bn ($1.3bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Advent International is preparing to syndicate the debt package backing its $4.8bn acquisition of most of Reckitt Benckiser’s home-care division, placing a sizeable tranche with a group of relationship banks before opening the deal to institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TOP STORY: Leaf Home, the residential services platform backed by Gridiron Capital, has restructured its balance sheet and expanded through the acquisition of Erie Home, in a $4bn financing deal led by Apollo Global Management and Ares Management.
Permira and Blackstone are to acquire a $525m minority stake in Dubai-based real estate classifieds platform Property Finder, marking a significant vote of confidence in the emirate’s property market, according to a report by Reuters.
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