US buyout firm GTCR is exploring a potential acquisition of residential security company SimpliSafe, currently owned by Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
CapVest Partners has lined up around €1.4bn of payment-in-kind (PIK) debt from private credit lenders, including Goldman Sachs Asset Management and KKR, to back its acquisition of a majority stake in Stada Arzneimittel AG, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Starbucks’ China operations have drawn non-binding offers from PE firms, including Carlyle, EQT, Hillhouse, Primavera Capital, Bain Capital and KKR, that value the business at around $5bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
StepStone Group is seeking to raise at least $7bn across two new secondaries vehicles, as investors turn to liquidity-focused strategies amid a difficult exit environment in private equity, according to a report by Bloomberg,
Middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital has held the the final closing of Peak Rock Capital Fund IV LP and Peak Rock Capital Credit Fund III LP and their parallel funds raising over $3bn across the two vehicles.
Nuveen has formed a strategic partnership with Hunter Point Capital and Temasek to expand its presence in private credit, one of the fastest-growing areas of the private market space, according to a report by Reuters.
Global PE and private credit firms are accelerating their push into Asia’s fast-growing education sector, with the likes of Apollo Global Management and KKR backing large-scale school operators to capitalise on surging demand for private education across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jefferies has hired Frederic Giovansili, the former deputy CEO of French alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital, and relocated him from Paris to London to spearhead the bank’s private credit strategy, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
CVC Capital Partners, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, reported half-year net profit of €396m ($464m), in line with analyst expectations, with consensus forecasts having projected €393m, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone has confirmed the acquisition of a landmark office property in Paris for around €700m ($819m), highlighting renewed appetite among private equity real estate investors for prime European office assets, according to a report by Reuters.
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