Carlyle, Warburg Pincus, and other major global investment firms are ramping up recruitment efforts in Japan as dealmaking accelerates, despite challenges in finding experienced professionals due to historically limited buyout activity, according to a report by Reuters.
Private investment giant Stonepeak has agreed to acquire Boundary Street Capital, a private credit firm with a focus on digital infrastructure, enterprise software, and technology services in the lower middle market.
Bain Capital has further delayed its tender offer for Japan’s Fuji Soft, and is now targeting a launch in mid-to-late November as it awaits company approval for the deal, the firm announced on Monday, according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit returns have recently outpaced private equity, as shown by State Street data from the second quarter, but this advantage may soon wane with the Federal Reserve’s shift toward easing monetary policy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are forecasting a substantial rise in UK deal activity in 2025, with 84% expecting to execute between five and ten deals, according to a report by Reuters, citing a survey by Deutsche Numis published on Tuesday.
Montel, a portfolio company of private equity firm The Riverside group’s affiliated European fund, is to acquire the assets of SKM Market Predictor (SKM), a provider of analysis and advisory services for the Nordic power and renewables markets.
Boeing is evaluating a potential sale of its Jeppesen navigation unit, which could be valued at around $6bn, with private equity firms, as well as strategic buyers, among the potential suitors for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
The San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has announced one additional hedge fund investment and a new VC allocation ahead of its upcoming board meeting on 13 November, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Skypointer Capital, whose GP is Proaltus Asset Management USA, a subsidiary of Proaltus Group, has closed its first venture capital fund, Skypointer Ventures Fund I, with $30m in capital commitments to invest in the global technology sector.
Ahead of the Private Equity Wire European Emerging Managers Summit, Joe Briggs (pictured), Founder & Managing Partner at Briggs Capital Formation, provides insight for new and emerging managers on the topic of differentiation. Joe will be moderating a panel and roundtable on this topic at the Summit on 14 November.
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