Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión.
Barings is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380m, with S&P and Fitch rating the issuance, which is backed by a portfolio of European middle market senior secured loans.
Argosy Private Equity (Argosy), a lower middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in Rita’s Franchise Company (Ritas), a US provider of frozen desserts founded in 1984, through a sale to New York-based MTN Capital.
Grifols shares tumbled 10% on Wednesday after sources revealed that Canadian private investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is planning to abandon its takeover bid for the Spanish pharmaceutical company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Protective Industrial Products (PIP), a portfolio company of private equity investment firm Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire the personal protective equipment (PPE) business of Honeywell in a $1.33bn all-cash transaction.
Profit with Purpose investment firm LeapFrog Investments has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV) with capital commitments and designated co-investments totalling $1.02bn, ahead of its original $1bn target.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) is committing $3.5bn to a joint venture with EQT Corporation, acquiring a non-controlling equity stake in key natural gas infrastructure assets valued at $8.8bn, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has launched its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with the creation of the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF (MSPD LTAF).
UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
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