The Merced County Employees Retirement Association, which has $1.2bn in assets under management approved a new private equity commitment during its September board meeting, according to a report by Private Equity International.
6lock, a secured payments platform built for private equity firms, has begun onboarding new clients for funds transfers. The platform is aiming to provide more transparency than manual wire transfers as phishing and fraud instances grow.
Kainos Capital, a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has promoted David Gassko and Jeff Moredock to Partner. Gassko and Moredock were both previously Principals, and each have over a decade of experience in the food and consumer sectors.
Citigroup Inc and Apollo Global Management Inc have announced a strategic partnership to target $25 billion in private credit transactions over the next five years, marking a significant expansion into the rapidly growing sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (Omers) will no longer pursue direct private equity investments in Europe as part of a strategic reorganisation of its operations in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Despite global market challenges, assets under management in Luxembourg’s private debt market increased by 21% to €510bn from June 2023 to December 202, compounding on last year’s AuM growth of 51%, according to a survey by KPMG and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).
Fund and corporate services administrator Aztec Group has appointed Todd Werner as US Head of Private Credit, with responsibility for developing and implementing strategy and expanding Aztec Group’s presence in the US market.
Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), an independent unit of the Pictet Group which manages hedge fund PE and real estate investments, has held the final close of the second vintage of its technology-focused thematic private equity fund at more than $200m.
TOP STORY: Sanofi has received two separate takeover bids from private equity firms PAI Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice for its consumer health unit, potentially valuing the business at around €15bn ($16.74bn) or more, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
Private equity funds have captured a record 50.5% of private capital fundraising year-to-date as the sector continues to lead private markets amid growing interest from private wealth investors, according to a new report from Barclays Private Bank.
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