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Carlyle anchors AUD600M preferred equity for Insignia buyout

Carlyle Group is leading a consortium of institutional investors providing approximately AUD600m ($387m) in preferred equity to support CC Capital Partners’ acquisition of ASX-listed Insignia Financial, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.

Keensight Capital to partner with UVE Solutions

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has signed an exclusivity agreement to partner with the founders of UVE Solutions, a European provider of data intelligence solutions for the Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG) industry.

Grant Thornton appoints Private Equity practice lead

Grant Thornton, a professional services network providing end-to-end audit, assurance, tax, and advisory services, has appointed Marc Chase to the firm as its private equity practice leader, overseeing growth, strategy, and operations

KKR and Capital Group to launch fund blending public and private equity

Global investment firm KKR has partnered with Capital Group to introduce a hybrid equity fund offering US investors exposure to both public and private markets, as demand continues to grow for diversified investment strategies outside traditional asset classes, according to a report by Reuters.

Vista eyes $200m saving from private credit pivot

Vista Equity Partners is making a decisive shift in its financing strategy, moving away from private credit and embracing the broadly syndicated loan market in a bid to significantly reduce borrowing costs across its portfolio, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Advent tops KKR with sweetened $6.4bn Spectris offer

Private equity firm Advent International has secured agreement from UK-based Spectris, a scientific instruments and software provider, to a sweetened £4.8bn ($6.4bn) takeover offer that would mark one of the largest UK PE deals this year.

BC Partners facing management revolt at portfolio company United Group

BC Partners is facing mounting internal resistance at United Group, one of its flagship portfolio companies, as senior executives protest the ousting of the telecoms company’s founder and CEO by the London-based private equity firm, according to a report by The Financial Times.

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