The market for secondary sales of private equity (PE) stakes is experiencing unprecedented activity this year as investors look to exit ageing assets due to a cash crunch and a slowdown in dealmaking, according to a report by the Financial Times.
South African rugby officials have explained the decision to postpone a special general meeting (SGM) in Cape Town, initially scheduled for Thursday, to discuss private equity investment in the sport’s commercial rights.
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) is to launch its Vision Private Equity 2025 Fund in November 2024, following the successful final close of its Vision Private Equity 2024 Fund in June 2024 with $403.15m in capital commitments.
Global private investment giant Apollo Global Management is gearing up to expand its private credit business, aiming to play a significant role in providing high-grade capital solutions to major corporations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is planning to invest €7.5bn ($8.2bn) to develop data centres in the Aragon region of northeastern Spain, further establishing the region as a key hub for cloud computing in Europe, according to a report by Reuters.
Marc Rowan, CEO at Apollo Global Management, one of the world’s largest private capital providers, foresees a growing convergence between public and private markets, with private capital increasingly attracting competition from Wall Street, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Third-party management company and fund regulation and governance solutions provider Carne Group (Carne), and institutional investment solutions business WTW, have secured regulatory approval for the launch of a private equity-focused Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF).
Corporate finance advisory firm, Continuum, has added two senior bankers as it continues its rapid growth since launching in 2022 – Patrick Lawther and Cody Nissan, who both bring extensive experience to the firm.
Verlinvest, a global family-backed consumer-focused evergreen investment firm, has acquired a majority stake in The Climbing Hangar, one of the UK’s leading bouldering gym operators, investing alongside the founder and existing management team.
Zinnia, a life and annuity (L&A) insurance technology company, has secured $300m in financing from Vista Credit Partners, the private credit subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners focused on the enterprise software, data, and technology markets.
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