A consortium of private credit lenders, led by Blue Owl Capital and Ares Management, has taken control of Pluralsight, wiping out $4bn that Vista Equity Partners and its co-investors have invested in the company since acquiring it three years ago, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private investment firm Carlyle Group is to acquire Worldpac, the wholesale distribution business of North American automotive aftermarket parts provider, Advance Auto Parts, in an all-cash $1.5bn deal, which is expected to complete by the end of the year.
Quantium, an investment management software provider for the private markets, has appointed Bryan Botha as Sales Director for North America, based in San Francisco.
UK regional private equity firm NorthEdge has completed the sale of Cutwel, a cutting tool distributor to the SME precision engineering sector in the UK and Ireland, to Inflexion Private Equity Partners.
Asset managers must shift their focus to private markets if they want to remain competitive, according to a new report from Bain & Co, with the consultancy firm warning that traditional models centred on public markets are becoming outdated, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Budget airline AirAsia has secured $443m in private funding from a group of lenders including Ares Management Corp and Indies Capital Partners, to help refurbish planes that were grounded during the pandemic, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Charlotte-based middle-market private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has made an investment in clinical trials solution company Jumo Health.
European private equity managers are setting a high bar in environmental, social and governance performance, with half (51%) of the region’s managers now earning an “excellent” rating, according to LGT Capital Partners’s ESG Report 2024.
Ahead of the Private Equity Wire US Leadership Summit, Earl Hunt, Partner, Credit at Apollo Global Management, talks to us about the broad opportunities in credit, including asset-backed finance, the resilience of private credit amid recent market volatility and the evolving role of non-sponsored lending.
Private capital asset manager Pollen Street Capital has agreed to acquire European SaaS provider Keylane Group from Waterland Private Equity.
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