Europe’s booming football transfer market is drawing in heavyweight private credit managers, with Apollo Global Management and Blackstone among those exploring deals backed by player transfer fees, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bill Chisholm, co-founder and managing partner of California-based private equity firm STG Partners, has secured NBA approval to acquire a controlling stake in the Boston Celtics in a transaction valuing the franchise at $6.1bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Baker McKenzie has continued the expansion of its global transactional team with the appointment of lawyer Jenny Liu as a Partner working from the firm’s New York and Palo Alto offices.
Francisco Partners is exploring a sale of BeyondTrust Software, the privileged access management (PAM) specialist it has backed since 2018, in a potential mult-ibillion dollar transaction, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
HSBC Asset Management has held the final close of its Vision Venture Capital (VC) 2024 and Vision Private Equity (PE) 2025 strategies, with total capital commitments reaching $192.8m and $276.2m, respectively.
Jefferies Financial Group has temporarily tightened non-compete clauses for its private capital advisory division in a bid to stem talent losses amid heightened competition in the burgeoning secondaries market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit specialist Castlelake has launched Merit AirFinance, a dedicated aviation lending platform with over $1.8bn in initial capital, targeting debt financing for airlines and aircraft leasing companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has agreed to acquire German cooling equipment manufacturer Kelvion from Triton Partners in a deal valuing the business at around €2bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TPG has closed its latest growth equity vehicle, TPG Growth VI, at $4.8bn – surpassing its $4bn target – following strong demand from both existing LPs and new investors across the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The owners of aland Health Holding, including private equity firms including Affinity Equity Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, are preparing to sell their combined controlling stake in a deal expected to value the company at over $1.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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