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PE firms agree TGI Friday’s rescue deal

Private equity firms Calveton and Breal Capital, the owners of high-end restaurants including Quaglino’s and Le Pont de la Tour, have agreed a deal with administrators to rescue 51 of TGI Friday’s 86 UK restaurants, safeguarding around 2,400 jobs.

Blackstone in Manhattan

Blackstone targeting $10bn for new Asia-focused PE fund

Global private investment giant Blackstone Inc has launched a new Asia-focused private equity fund – its third Asia-buyout fund – with a fundraising target of at least $10bn, according to a report by Reuters.

Mapping our progress on the ESG data transparency journey

Ahead of the US ESG Summit in New York on 24 October, Kim Erle (pictured), Global Head of ESG at H.I.G. Capital and a speaker at the event, chats to Private Equity Wire about where we are on building more ESG data transparency, and alignment between LP and GP considerations.

Ares closing in on Dolphins deal at $8.1bn valuation

Private equity firm Ares Management and billionaire Joe Tsai are in advanced discussions with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross over the acquisition of stakes in the NFL team and related assets in deals that would value the business at $8.1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Summit raises $9.5bn for twelfth US growth equity fund

Summit Partners, a global growth equity private investment firm, has closed its latest flagship US growth equity fund, Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XII (Summit XII), with $9.5bn in capital commitments five months after launching fundraising.

MSIM closes 1GT climate PE fund at $750m

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has held the final close of the 1GT climate private equity fund (1GT) at $750m of equity capital commitments, with a number of institutions in Europe, Japan and North America leading the investor group.

Renovus sells marketing specialist LeapPoint to Omnicom

Renovus Capital Partners, a Philadelphia-area investment firm, is pleased to announce the sale of its portfolio company, LeapPoint, an Adobe Gold Solution partner providing marketing services to Fortune 1000 enterprises, to Omnicom.

Apollo Global Management

Apollo looking to double assets by 2029

Global private investments firm Apollo Global Management has set its sights on doubling its assets under management to $1.5tn by 2029, positioning itself as a major player in global debt underwriting, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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