Ares Management Direct Lending funds, Carlyle’s Global Credit platform, and Goldman Sachs Alternatives have agreed to commit approximately £1.2bn of debt financing to OneAdvanced, a leading UK provider of enterprise software solutions, to support the full refinancing of its existing debt facilities.
Private equity firm Partners Group is engaged in restructuring discussions that could see control of German toy manufacturer Schleich transferred to its creditors, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
UK mid-market private equity firm Limerston Capital has acquired DigitalXRAID, a leading managed security service provider (MSSP), as it continues to build out its cyber security platform.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants, the Ares Management-backed upscale casual dining chain and wine club, is seeking up to $400m in private credit to refinance existing debt and fund growth initiatives, as it gears up for a public listing, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter.
Rainier Partners, a private equity firm investing in lower middle-market services businesses, has promoted Henry Anderson and Luke Bench to Principal and Dave Shephard to Executive Director.
Partners Group will exit its longstanding holding in PCI Pharma Services, a global contract manufacturing and development organisation, generating significant returns for its clients upon completion.
Extens, the European software investor for healthcare, has expanded its team with the addition of three new professionals and one internal promotion during the first half of 2025.
CalPERS, the largest public pension plan in the US, is set to deepen its exposure to private equity following its best annual performance since 2019, underscoring growing institutional conviction in the asset class despite ongoing valuation and liquidity concerns, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Blackstone is set to invest $25bn in a large-scale infrastructure push across Pennsylvania, focused on developing co-located data centres and natural gas power plants, according to a report by Bloomberg citing President and COO Jon Gray.
The Trump administration is preparing an executive order that could mark a significant regulatory shift by making private markets investments available to the $12.4tn US 401(k) defined-contribution retirement market, according to a report by Reuters.
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