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OMERS Buyouts Head to retire at year-end

Eric Haley, the Head of Buyouts at the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS), is set to retire at the end of 2025, marking the latest shift within the pension plan’s private equity division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Mediterrania Capital Partners exits healthcare unicorn Akdital

Mediterrania Capital Partners, a private equity firm targeting growth investments in SMEs and mid-cap companies across North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, has completed the full exit of its investment in Akdital, Morocco’s leading private healthcare group.

GTCR eyes $1bn-plus exit from Cedar Gate

Private equity firm GTCR is exploring a sale of Cedar Gate Technologies and is targeting a valuation in excess of $1bn including debt, according to a report by the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter.

Coastal Breeze Partners launches, targeting mid-market opportunities

Coastal Breeze Partners, a newly launched private equity firm headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, has commenced operations with a focus on making sector-driven, control investments in middle market companies generating over $20m in revenue and EBITDA between $4m and $20m.

Aruwa nears fundraising target, eyes upsize

Aruwa Capital Management, a Lagos-based, female-founded and led early-stage growth equity and gender lens investor, has secured 90% of the $40m target for its second fund, Aruwa Capital Fund II, already exceeding the $20m raised for its inaugural fund, which closed in 2022.

Siepe optimises leadership team with new hires

Siepe, a provider of software and technology-driven services for private credit and Collateralised Loan Obligation managers, has strengthened its leadership team appointing Sean Kelley as Product Manager, Optimisation, and Andrew Hosford as Technical Lead, Optimisation.

Bowmark makes eight internal promotions

Bowmark Capital has announced the promotion of eight team members across its investment and value creation teams, including appointing Partner Simon Kaufman to the firm’s senior management committee, joining both the Executive Board and Investment Committee.

Argand acquires dancewear brand Capezio

New York-based middle-market private equity firm Argand Partners has acquired global dancewear brand Ballet Makers and its subsidiaries, Capezio. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

PE targets European defence assets

Private equity firms including Tikehau Capital, CVC Capital Partners, and Weinberg Capital Partners, are ramping up investments in Europe’s defence sector amid a historic rearmament drive across the continent, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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