LGT Capital Partners has held the final close of its latest flagship secondaries fund, Crown Global Secondaries VI (CGS VI), at over $7bn in total capital commitments exceeding the original target size of $6bn.
Private equity firm Apollo Funds is to acquire aerospace components manufacturer Barnes Group in a take-private deal valued at approximately $3.6bn, with the company’s shares gaining by nearly 3% in premarket trading on the news, according to a report by Reuters.
Law fim Sidley Austin LLP has named the private equity finance team of Jay Sadanandan, Sam Hamilton, Fergus O’Domhnaill, Joe Kimberling, and Ben Wright as partners in the firm’s Global Finance practice in London.
Highland Europe, a private investment firm focussed on investments in growth-stage technology and consumer companies, has appointed Josephine Healy as General Counsel to lead the firm’s legal department.
JPMorgan Chase & Co is joining forces with Cliffwater, FS Investments, and Shenkman Capital Management Inc to increase its footprint in the booming $1.7tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
UK private equity firm NorthEdge has agreed the sale of global healthcare business, Helios Global Group, to Telemos Capital, a European mid-market private equity firm, following a period of significant growth.
Private equity firms Calveton and Breal Capital, the owners of high-end restaurants including Quaglino’s and Le Pont de la Tour, have agreed a deal with administrators to rescue 51 of TGI Friday’s 86 UK restaurants, safeguarding around 2,400 jobs.
Global private investment giant Blackstone Inc has launched a new Asia-focused private equity fund – its third Asia-buyout fund – with a fundraising target of at least $10bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Ahead of the US ESG Summit in New York on 24 October, Kim Erle (pictured), Global Head of ESG at H.I.G. Capital and a speaker at the event, chats to Private Equity Wire about where we are on building more ESG data transparency, and alignment between LP and GP considerations.
Private equity firm Ares Management and billionaire Joe Tsai are in advanced discussions with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross over the acquisition of stakes in the NFL team and related assets in deals that would value the business at $8.1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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