Lotus Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure, has agreed to sell a portfolio of seven natural gas generation assets to Vistra Corp in a $1.9bn deal, as the utility giant positions itself to meet ballooning US electricity demand, according to a report by Reuters.
A new $750m private equity fund co-founded by Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban is set to enter the booming US professional sports sector, aiming to acquire minority stakes in teams across the NBA, NFL, and Major League Baseball, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private market mandates surged to 50% of institutional searches in the 12 months to March 2025, driven by strong demand for private debt, infrastructure, and semi-liquid vehicles, according to bfinance’s latest Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report.
European private equity firm Cinven has mandated Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on a potential sale of Ufinet Group, a Madrid-based telecom infrastructure operator, in a deal that could value the business at approximately €6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adevinta, the Norway-based online classifieds group acquired last year by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and Permira, is preparing to divest its Spanish operations as part of a broader strategic reshaping of the business, according to a report by Reuters.
Standard Chartered has launched a dedicated global financial sponsors team focused on private equity firms, hedge funds, and sovereign wealth funds, marking a strategic expansion of its investment banking franchise and a push to deepen ties with alternative asset managers, according to a report by Reuters.
Phillips 66 has agreed to sell a 65% stake in its German and Austrian retail fuel business to a private equity-led consortium comprising Energy Equation Partners and Stonepeak, in a transaction valuing the unit at $2.8nm, according to a report by Reuters.
Elham Credit Partners, the private credit arm of Hillhouse Investment, is poised to secure anchor commitments of $700m to $750m for the first close of its inaugural private credit fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Entrata, a provider of property management software, has secured a $200m minority investment from Blackstone, valuing the Utah-based company at $4.3bn in the latest non-control PE transactions in the tech-enabled real estate space, according to a report by Reuters.
Deutsche Bank has teamed up with secondaries specialist Coller Capital to distribute a flagship private equity secondaries fund to high-net-worth individuals across Europe and Asia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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