KKR managing director Bing Gu has departed the investment firm after more than four years, marking the latest senior personnel change in Asia’s increasingly competitive private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms acquiring European insurers must demonstrate that they are prepared to support policyholders over the long term, rather than treating insurance businesses as short-term investment opportunities, according to a report by Reuters citing the European Union’s insurance supervisor.
Private capital firms are losing ground to traditional investment banks as a surge in initial public offerings and mergers drives bank shares to record levels, marking a sharp reversal from the outperformance of alternative asset managers in recent years, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firms are struggling to find experienced executives to lead portfolio companies across Asia, creating a new constraint on dealmaking as fundraising and available capital rebound, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Permira-backed fashion brand Reformation is seeking a valuation of up to $1bn through a US initial public offering, offering the private equity firm a potential partial exit and a public-market test of its investment in the sustainable womenswear retailer, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity managers are increasingly turning to payment-in-kind structures to ease pressure on portfolio companies, but a lack of systems capable of modelling their complex impact could create growing operational and transparency risks, a new study by Occorian has found.
Blackstone-owned sandwich chain Jersey Mike’s Subs is targeting a valuation of up to $7.94bn in a US initial public offering, giving the private equity firm a potential public-market monetisation opportunity less than two years after acquiring the fast-growing restaurant business, according to a report by Reuters.
India’s Shapoorji Pallonji Group has raised approximately INR151bn ($1.6bn) through one of the country’s largest private credit transactions, highlighting the growing ability of domestic and international alternative lenders to finance large leveraged deals, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund has made its first direct investment in a Japan-focused private equity fund, committing JPY20bn ($123m) to a vehicle managed by Advantage Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are increasingly targeting Italy’s family-owned industrial companies as investors seek businesses with physical assets, specialist manufacturing capabilities and lower exposure to disruption from artificial intelligence according to a report by Bloomberg.
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