A KKR-backed portfolio company has acquired Gulf Capital’s Middle East fertility business, marking a high-profile exit in the region’s rapidly growing healthcare sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Capital Group and KKR have filed for regulatory approval to launch a new interval fund aimed at retail investors, blending listed US equities with private equity exposure in a structure designed to broaden access to alternative assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Astorg portfolio company Lebronze alloys (LBA), a copper and nickel alloy producer, has acquired m Lego, a French manufacturer known for its copper alloy semi-finished products, from AUREA Group.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, remains firmly committed to private equity despite ongoing challenges in liquidity and exit activity across the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg citing CEO Marcie Frost.
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is in advanced discussions to raise between $3bn and $5bn in fresh capital, potentially valuing the company at approximately $170bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has sold donut, kolache, and coffee franchise Shipley Do-Nuts to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, following 18 consecutive quarters of same-store-sales growth and records for new store growth.
Odyssey Investment Partners is marketing a $1bn single-asset continuation fund to prolong its ownership of portfolio company Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM), according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Bain Capital has joined forces with Bristol Myers Squibb to establish an independent biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, backed by a $300m financing round led by the private equity firm, according to a report by Reuters.
Ambienta-backed Officine Maccaferri, a civil and environmental engineering solutions provider with a commercial presence in over 130 countries, has acquired CPT Group, an Italian company specialised in advanced mechanised tunnelling technologies and robotic prefabrication systems for underground infrastructure.
50 South Capital Advisors, Northern Trust Asset Management’s global alternatives investment manager, has held the final closings of two of its flagship private equity funds, both significantly exceeding their fundraising targets.
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