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Hahn & Co acquires majority stake in SK Specialty

SK, the holding company of South Korea’s second-largest conglomerate, SK Group, plans to sell a stake worth KRW2.7tn ($1.86bn) in its specialty gas manufacturing subsidiary, SK Specialty, to the local private equity firm Hahn & Company, according to a report by Reuters.

MetLife purchases PineBridge for $1.2bn, PE funds excluded

MetLife Investment Management, a subsidiary of US insurer MetLife, has reached an agreement to acquire PineBridge Investments, a global asset management firm, from Pacific Century Group in a deal valued at up to $1.2bn, according to a report by Reuters.

Blackstone bolsters private credit team with Ares and KKR hires

Blackstone is expanding its private credit business by hiring two experienced credit professionals, Andie Goh and Jack Ervasti, to handle investment-grade deals. Joining from Ares Management and KKR, the new hires will focus on asset-based debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Blackstone, KKR, CVC curbed by China’s IPO clampdown

Major private equity firms have faced significant obstacles in selling or listing their China-based portfolio companies in 2023, with Beijing’s tightening restrictions on IPOs and a decelerating economy having left foreign investors’ capital effectively trapped, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Nordic Capital closes €2bn fund

Nordic Capital has successfully closed its latest fund, Evolution II, at its €2bn hard cap, exceeding its initial target of €1.4bn.

Trump nominates Cerberus co-leader as Deputy Secretary of Defense

President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg, co-leader of Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity firm with investments in defense contractors, for the role of Deputy Secretary of Defense, according to a report by Reuters.

CDPE and Trilantic Europe acquire majority Diagram stake

CDP Equity (CDPE), a subsidiary of the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group (CDP), and Trilantic Europe, a prominent pan-European private equity firm, have jointly acquired a majority stake in Diagram Group, an Italian agritech innovator.

Northern Oil and Gas makes PE-owned Granite Ridge bid

Northern Oil and Gas has made an acquisition offer for Granite Ridge Resources, a smaller US producer with operations in several major basins, including the Permian and Eagle Ford, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.

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