Private equity form GTCR has held the final close of Strategic Growth Fund II (SGF II) with approximately $3.6bn in aggregate commitments. The oversubscribed Fund surpassed its target of $2.75bn and the size of its $2.2bn predecessor which closed in 2022.
Greenwich, Connecticut-based private investment firm Gramercy Funds Management is ramping up its private credit strategy in Turkey, targeting $1bn in direct lending deals over the next two years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity dealmakers are preparing for a year of heightened merger and acquisition (M&A) activity despite significant macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, according to the 2025 Deal and Business Risk Management Survey by professional service firm Aon.
Point72 founder Steve Cohen is making another major play in the artificial intelligence space, this time targeting the legal sector with his investment firm, Point72 Private Investments, leading a $75m funding round for Luminance, according to a report by Observer.
Private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Sycamore Partners are among the contenders vying to acquire Family Dollar, the discount retail chain owned by Dollar Tree, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
US private equity giant KKR has submitted a preliminary £4bn bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, positioning itself as a leading contender to acquire the embattled UK utility, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Muzinich & Co, a global manager of both public and private credit investments, has launched the Muzinich European Private Credit ELTIF SICAV which will aim to construct a portfolio of circa 50 senior-secured direct lending investments.
Swedish private equity giant EQT has named Per Franzén as its new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, effective 27 May 2025, with Christian Sinding to remain as CEO until then, before transitioning to a new role as an Institutional Partner and Council Chair.
European alternative credit investment specialist AlbaCore Capital Group has promoted Davide Chiesa, to Partner, Head of Research. Chiesa originally joined the firm last year in the newly-created role of Head of Research, leading the investment team’s credit research analysis.
The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly considering selling up to a 10% stake in the franchise, with private equity firms expected to be among the parties interested in a deal that could value the business in excess of $9bn, according to multiple media reports.
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