The winners of the Private Equity Wire US Awards 2024, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in the US across a wide range of categories, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (9 October), at The Penn Club, New York.
Investment banks, which faced significant losses on risky merger and acquisition (M&A) loans due to a spike in global interest rates, are now aggressively returning to the leveraged buyout (LBO) market — one of the most profitable sectors in finance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private markets are becoming a key player in energy transition investments, while public markets continue to show a preference for fossil-fuel assets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing recent research from BloombergNEF.
Butterfly Equity, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm specialiSing in the food and beverage sector, is to acquire The Duckhorn Portfolio, a North American high-end wine company in an all-cash transaction that values the business at approximately $1.95bn.
Nuveen Private Capital, the $74bn private credit platform and one of the world’s largest private credit managers, has continued the expansion of its pan-European coverage team with the appointment of Ralph Hora as Partner and Head of DACH, Business Development.
Global law firm Kirkland & Ellis has appointed experienced private equity lawyer Sebastian Pitz as a Partner based in the firm’s new Frankfurt office. Pitz, joins Kirkland from White & Case, where he also held the position of Partner.
The winners of the Private Equity Wire Global ESG Awards 2024, which recognise environmental, social and governance excellence in private equity, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (9 October), at the Penn Club, New York.
International PE firm Cinven has appointed Dr Michael Weber as Partner with effect from 1 October 2024 to focus on mid-market investments in the DACH region in sectors including technology, tech-enabled services and financial services.
Private investment firm Soho Square Capital has exited its investment in Assured Data Protection (Assured), a managed services provider (MSP) focused on backup, disaster recovery and cyber resiliency as a service, to pan-European private equity firm Oakley Capital.
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) has held the first close of its BNP Paribas European Special Opportunities Debt Fund II (BNPP ESO II) at €90m. The strategy enables institutional investors and family offices to capture special situations in Europe.
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