BC Partners Credit, the private credit arm of BC Partners, is set to raise approximately $1.4bn for its third Special Opportunities Fund (SOF III), making it the firm’s largest special opportunities fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms, including PAI Partners and Bain Capital, are evaluating potential bids for Nestlé’s water business, which could be valued at €5bn ($5.38bn) or more, according to a report by Reuters.
Global investment firm KKR is in advanced discussions to acquire Japanese medical equipment manufacturer Topcon, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Blackstone, UBS Group, and Neuberger Berman, alongside over 30 asset managers, convened to discuss the expansion of private equity within US retirement savings less than a week before former President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, according to a Bloomberg report.
A significant majority of GPs (79%) expect deal returns to increase this year – a marked rise from just 24% in 2024 – reflecting a broader industry rebound after a challenging few years for deal-making and fundraising, according to Investec Bank’s Private Equity Trends 2025 Report.
Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has closed its latest middle-market private equity fund, Falfurrias Capital Partners VI, at $1.35bn in investor commitments, surpassing its initial target.
Goldman Sachs’s head of leveraged finance for EMEA, Dominic Ashcroft, is set to depart the investment bank to join Blackstone in one of the most significant moves from Wall Street to private credit to date, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bain Capital has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Namirial, a provider of Digital Transaction Management (DTM) software solutions, from Italian private equity firm Ambienta.
TOP STORY: Dollar Tree has agreed to sell its struggling Family Dollar business to a consortium of private equity investors led by Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management for approximately $1bn, concluding a nearly year-long search for a buyer, according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit is not experiencing a bubble, and an economic downturn will not lead to “massive losses” for lenders in the space, according to a report by the Financial Times citing Jim Zelter, president of Apollo Global Management.
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