Alternative investments giant Blackstone has finalised an agreement to acquire Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho for $2.6bn (approximately JPY400m) from Seibu Holdings, marking the largest real estate investment by a foreign entity in Japan.
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Linda Fodil and Thibault Sartori as Private Debt Investment directors to support its new direct lending strategy. Both will be based in Paris and report to Christophe Carrasco, Head of Private Debt.
Blue Owl Capital co-founder Michael Rees is working on a plan to merge several firms in the alternative investment sector to create a diversified investment business similar to Blackstone and KKR, with IPO potential, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Buy-now-pay-later specialist Affirm Holdings has secured its largest funding commitment yet, partnering with private credit firm Sixth Street to secure a $4bn, three-year deal, according to a report by NBC News.
Carlyle Group has secured private credit financing to acquire a majority stake in Australian waste management company Waste Services Group (WSG), according to a report by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Global private equity firms Blackstone and Bain are reportedly in the final stages of bidding for Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Group, in a deal expected to be valued between $3bn and $3.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
BC Partners is close to finalising a deal to sell Dutch generic drugmaker Synthon International Holding BV to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM), according to a report by BNN Bloomberg.
Venture capital investment manager Deepbridge Capital has appointed Andrew Aldridge, who joined the firm in 2014 as Head of Marketing and more recently served as Chief Marketing Officer, as its new Chief Operating Officer.
British banknote printer De La Rue is in discussions with private equity firm Disruptive Capital GP and pension fund manager Pension SuperFund Capital, collectively known as PSFC Entities to sell up to 40% of its equity, according to a report by Reuters.
Databricks, the fast-growing data analytics and artificial intelligence firm, is closing in on one of the largest venture capital funding rounds in history, with a raise led by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz that could exceed $9.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
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