The Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds has committed up to $450m to bolster its private equity portfolio, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing an announcement by State Treasurer Erick Russell.
The winners of the Private Equity Wire US Credit Awards 2024, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (12 September), at Covene, 101 Park Avenue, New York.
North American private equity firm Atlas Partners is to make a $1bn investment in Sedgwick, a global provider of insurance claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, in a deal that values the business at $13.2bn.
Renovus Capital Partners has acquired QualX Corporation, a provider of records and information management, digital transformation, and business process improvement services to agencies across the US Federal government.
Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in business services companies, is to acquire Miller Environmental Group, a provider of waste, industrial, and environmental services across the US, from GenNx360 Capital Partners.
SEI has exceeded $1.5tn in alternative assets under administration in its Investment Managers business, which services private equity, private credit, venture capital, hedge, real estate, and infrastructure funds.
European investment firm Armen, which focuses on buying stake in private equity firms, has made its first foray into the alternative credit space with the acquisition of a 16% stake in Chorus Capital, provider of default protection for loan portfolios, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has created The Future Board Leaders Programme, a new initiative aimed at improving boardroom diversity, after routinely seeing just 3-5% diversity metrics on portfolio company boards.
OceanSound Partners, a growth-oriented PE firm that invests in tech and tech-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated markets, has acquired PAR Excellence System from Northlane Capital Partners.
Schroders Capital, the $97.3bn private markets business of Schroders Group, has successfully raised over $2.6bn for private equity direct and co-investments since January 2022, most recently driven by €400bn close of Schroders Capital Private Equity Europe Direct III.
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