US-based private equity firm Bain Capital is planning to increase its offer to acquire Japan’s Fuji Soft to JPY9,600 ($63.35) per share, surpassing a competing bid from buyout rival KKR, according to a report by Nikkei.
Apollo Global Management is preparing to launch what will be its largest-ever private equity fund with a target of $25bn. The fund, the firm’s 11th dedicated to private equity, is expected to kick off early next year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Valeas Capital Partners, a private equity firm founded in 2021 by former Hellman & Friedman executives Rob Little and Ed Woiteshek, has closed its inaugural institutional fund with over $600m in commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has voted against a proposed $75m private equity investment from US-based Ackerley Sports Group (ASG), potentially opening the door for alternative offers in 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB has exceeded its initial $5bn investment target in India, pouring approximately $6bn into the country over the last 18 months, according to a report by Reuters citing Jean Eric Salata, the firm’s Asia CEO and Chair.
Limited Partners (LPs) are adopting a more cautious approach to reinvestments, with 88% planning to decline reinvestment opportunities with some existing General Partners (GPs) over the next year, according to Coller Capital’s latest Global Private Capital Barometer.
Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) has reached an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Waste Services Group (WSG), a leading commercial, industrial, and liquid waste management company in Australia, from Livingbridge.
Ares Management, a global private equity giant managing $463.8bn in assets, is set to establish a new office in Miami Beach, with the firm reportedly securing approximately 12,000 square feet at Eighteen Sunset, a mixed-use development in Sunset Harbour, according to a report by the Business Journals.
Greenbrook, the specialist communications advisor to the investment industry, with particular expertise in private equity, private credit, hedge funds, debt restructuring, and special situations, has promoted Bree Taylor to Partner.
Private equity firms GTCR and Apax Partners have agreed to sell insurance broker AssuredPartners to Arthur J Gallagher & Co in a $13.45bn all-cash deal, making it one of the largest-ever transactions in the insurance brokerage sector, according to a report by Reuters.
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