Advent-, KKR-backed NIQ files for US IPO
Advent International- and KKR-backed NIQ Global has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, signalling renewed confidence among private equity sponsors as IPO activity continues to rebound.
Advent International- and KKR-backed NIQ Global has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, signalling renewed confidence among private equity sponsors as IPO activity continues to rebound.
Octagon Credit Investors is set to bolster its push into private credit with the hire of Sean Sullivan, the former Head of Direct Lending Origination at Morgan Stanley, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Greenbelt Capital Partners, an Austin-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market companies driving the transition to a more resilient, low-carbon, and electrified future, has closed its inaugural fund at $1bn, exceeding its $750m target.
Global private capital advisor Campbell Lutyens has appointed five new partners and eight Managing Directors across its global platform.
Apex Group Ltd a global financial services provider, has appointed Jeff Weiner as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Based in the United States, Weiner will lead the brother the Group’s global operations and its technology strategy.
Aquiline, a private investment firm specialising in investments in the financial services and technology sectors, has named four new Partners – Daniel Flueckiger, Stewart Koenigsberg, Dante La Ruffa, and Matthew Woeste.
French private equity firm Motion Equity Partners has closed its newly formed single-asset continuation fund with a €215m hard cap, structured around Olyos, a leading European platform specialising in natural and health nutrition.

Meta is in advanced talks with leading private credit firms including Apollo Global Management, KKR, Brookfield, Carlyle, and Pimco, to raise up to $29bn to finance its aggressive build-out of AI-focused data centres across the US, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT has agreed to sell Japanese automotive electronics company Pioneer Corp to CarUX, a subsidiary of Taiwan-listed Innolux Corp, for $1.1bn – marking the Swedish private equity firm’s largest-ever exit in Japan and its second deal in the country this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Asia-focused private equity firm PAG has secured RMB3.1bn ($432m) at the first close of its debut yuan-denominated buyout fund, surpassing its initial target, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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