Advent International is nearing a final close on a $26bn flagship buyout fund, positioning it among the largest private equity vehicles raised globally in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
BlackRock has limited investor withdrawals from its $13bn HPS Corporate Lending Fund for a second consecutive quarter, after redemption requests continued to exceed the amount the fund is able to return under its liquidity framework, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Switzerland-based private markets manager Partners Group has said it has no intention of introducing further liquidity restrictions or suspending any of its evergreen investment vehicles, pushing back against recent market speculation around its funds, according to a report by Reuters.
Muzinich & Co has secured more than €1.3bn ($1.5bn) in commitments for its third pan-European private debt fund, as the manager sees growing participation from both European and Asian institutional investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Urs Wietlisbach, one of the billionaire co-founders of Swiss private markets firm Partners Group, is preparing to reorganise the structure of the family office that manages the founders’ combined wealth, in a move that signals early-stage succession planning, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the
KKR has unveiled a new AI-focused infrastructure company with more than $10bn in committed capital, marking a major push by alternative asset managers into the rapidly expanding market for artificial intelligence data and computing capacity, according to a report by Reuters.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has expanded the responsibilities of private equity chief Anton Orlich following a notable improvement in PE portfolio investment performance since his appointment, according to a report by the Wall Street bJournal.
Investor interest in the space sector is expanding beyond headline names like SpaceX, with family offices increasingly targeting broader opportunities across satellites, infrastructure, and defence-related technologies, according to a report by CNBC
Accounting firm Crowe LLP has agreed to sell a majority stake in the business to private equity firm KKR in a transaction valued at nearly $3bn, marking a significant shift for one of the larger US accounting firms outside the Big Four, according to a report by the Wall Street
The UK Takeover Panel has pushed back the deadline for a potential £9.4bn ($12.6bn) acquisition of Intertek Group by Swedish private equity firm EQT AB to 18 June, according to a report by Reuters citing a company statement on Thursday.
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