Dubai-based asset manager Ajeej Capital and venture capital firm Nuwa Capital have partnered to launch a $100m private debt fund aimed at providing debt capital to technology-focused companies across the MENAT region, with a particular focus on the GCC.
Blue Owl Capital Inc is leading a $3.2bn private debt financing to support the acquisition of Smartsheet Inc by Blackstone Inc and Vista Equity Partners for $8.4bn, with participation from 20 other lenders, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Funds managed by private investment firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Smartsheet, a provider of workplace collaboration software solutions in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.4bn.
Atlas SP Partners, private investment major Apollo Global Management Inc’s structured credit unit, has obtained a broker-dealer license and is now gearing up to commence secondary trading, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management has raised $2.4bn for its Catalytic Transition Fund, a climate-focused fund backed by the United Arab Emirates aimed at scaling climate finance in emerging markets, according to a report by Reuters.
General partners often take it “very personally” when investors decline commitments based on environmental, social, and governance concerns, according to a report by New private Markets citing Benjamin Sabatier, principal at Belgian investment firm Sofina.
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm specialising in investment in National Security, Aerospace, and Industrial Services, has appointed Ryan McCarthy, 24th Secretary of the US Army, as an Operating Partner.
HarbourVest Partners, a private markets investment firm focused on primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets, and private credit, has appointed Tjalling Halbertsma as Managing Director and Head of EMEA Investor Relations.
Marlene Puffer, Chief Investment Officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), which manages investments for pension, endowment, and government funds in Alberta, has stepped down from her position after serving for less than two years, according to a report by Financial Post.
Global private investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America, with $4.6bn in total capital commitments.
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