Blackstone expects widening credit spreads on AI infrastructure debt to create opportunities for higher investment returns, even as its third-quarter realisations fell 34% amid weaker dealmaking activity, according to a report by Reuters.
A sharp deterioration in CoreWeave’s debt valuations has raised concerns over private credit’s growing exposure to AI infrastructure financing, with the company’s borrowing costs climbing to distressed levels amid mounting investor scrutiny, according to a report by Reuters.
Virginia Retirement System has committed $300m to Castlelake Asset-Based Private Credit IV, the US investment manager’s latest asset-based lending vehicle, according to a report by IPE Real Assets citing pension fund board documents.
Brazilian reinsurer AustralRe for approximately BRL336m, launching a new permanent capital platform to support its private markets strategies and regional expansion, according to a Vinci press release.
Major institutional investors are calling for stronger oversight of private equity continuation vehicle transactions amid concerns that fund governance committees are failing to adequately challenge potential conflicts of interest, according to a report by the Financial Times.
CVC Capital Partners is considering a bid to take European home security provider Verisure private just one year after rival buyout firm Hellman & Friedman (H&F) floated the business in Stockholm at a €13.7bn valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Permira has agreed to sell credit intelligence provider Octus to London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) for $3.5bn in cash, marking a significant exit for the private equity firm amid growing demand for private credit data and analytics, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are in preliminary discussions with the National Football League (NFL) to become approved private equity investors eligible to acquire minority stakes in US football franchises, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EQT has agreed to acquire European molecular testing company Qiagen in a €9.6bn transaction, marking one of the largest European healthcare buyouts this year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Ara Partners has raised $2.5bn for its inaugural energy investment fund, comprising $1.8bn in fund commitments and more than $700m in associated co-investment capital, according to a statement from the US private markets manager.
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