Blackstone Inc is close to finalising a deal to acquire AirTrunk, an Australian data centre operator, for over AUD20bn ($13.5m) including debt, in what would be one of the largest infrastructure transactions of the year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) has expanded its global private credit platform with the addition two new strategies – the Global Transition Infrastructure Debt strategy, and the European Senior Direct Lending strategy.
Content Partners, a Los Angeles-based investment company focused on films, television programming and related royalties, has launched Content Partners Capital, a new division providing private capital for entertainment industry businesses and IP assets.
New York-based private equity firm RF Investment Partners has acquired Rent-A-John, a US provider of portable sanitation facilities, representing the firm’s first acquisition under its newly formed portable sanitation platform.
Climate-focused private equity firm Carbon Equity has launched Climate Infrastructure Fund I, which will allow LPs to invest in infrastructure projects like hydrogen and biogas production facilities, solar parks, sustainable transmission systems, EV charging stations and battery storage systems.
LS Power Group, an investment manager focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector, has closed its latest fund, LS Power Equity Partners V, with total commitments of approximately $2.7bn, exceeding its $2.5 billion target.
Apax Partners LLP is to acquire a controlling stake in Veriforce, a global provider of supply chain risk management solutions, from the software-focused private investment firm Thoma Bravo. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CCS Partners, a newly established credit management firm specialising in structured and private asset-based transactions, has raised $4bn in commitments since its launch earlier this month, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK mid-market private equity firm Palatine, via its Impact Fund, has acquired a majority shareholding in The MOLE Clinic, a healthcare provider aiming to lower skin cancer mortality rates in the UK through early-stage patient screenings.
OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI tool ChatGPT, is in advanced talks to secure several billion dollars in a new funding round led by Thrive Capital with an investment of around $1bn, that could value the startup at over $100bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
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