A renewed rise in interest rates risks adding to the pressure already facing private equity firms, making it harder to exit portfolio companies, return capital to investors, and raise new funds, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
KKR has emerged as the preferred bidder for Portuguese packaging company Logoplaste after rival Apax Partners withdrew from the auction to acquire the business in a potential deal worth more than €1.7bn including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone-backed AI infrastructure venture Crux AI is set to receive $22bn in chip financing from a consortium of 10 banks as investors and technology companies ramp up spending on the infrastructure required to support the growth of AI, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EQT is planning to deploy up to $50bn in India by 2030, with the private markets group targeting data centres, renewable energy and private equity as it seeks to expand its presence in one of Asia’s fastest-growing investment markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HarbourVest Partners has appointed private credit veteran Tony Ranaldi as managing director of Evergreen Portfolio Management as the private markets firm expands its evergreen platform across direct lending and credit secondaries, according to a report by CityBiz.
Bain Capital Ventures has raised $1.6bn for a new fund targeting early-stage companies developing infrastructure, security and other technologies expected to underpin the next phase of artificial intelligence, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Carlyle is seeing growing investment opportunities among smaller US defence businesses as increased government spending and greater openness to private-sector participation drive a surge in deal activity across the sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Clearlake Capital is set to take full control of Chelsea Football Club after agreeing to acquire the combined 25% holding of co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter in a transaction valuing the Premier League club at around £5bn including debt, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Asian PE firms including FountainVest and HSG are among investors considering bids for Italian motorcycle protection equipment maker Alpinestars, in a potential transaction that could value the business at around €1bn ($1.2bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has committed $585m in financing to flexible workspace operator The Executive Centre (TEC), marking the alternative investment firm’s largest hybrid debt-and-equity transaction in Asia to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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