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GPs expect ‘blockbuster’ fundraises in 2025

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.

Falfurrias closes sixth fund at $1.35bn

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.

Blackstone nabs Goldman Sachs’s leveraged finance head

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 to acquire Namirial from Ambienta

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.

Dollar Tree sells struggling Family Dollar to PE firms for $1bn

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.

One Equity Partners acquires CraftMark Bakery

Middle-market private equity firm One Equity Partners has acquired CraftMark Bakery, an Indianapolis-based wholesale producer of frozen and fresh bakery products, serving quick-service restaurants and in-store retail bakeries across the US.

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