A company backed by global private investment firm Permira has made a significant investment in PharmaCord, a provider of patient services for the pharmaceutical industry, which will continue to be led by founder and CEO Nitin Sahney.
Private equity leaders are cautioning that the industry is likely to face years of lower returns as they work to sell off assets accumulated during the investment boom of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Financial Times.
MFA, the trade association for the global alternative asset management industry, has appointed Rob Hailey as Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Government Affairs.
Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory division of $320bn global investment and advisory firm Guggenheim Partners, has held the closing of a $1.2bn private credit vehicle led by Apollo S3.
Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, has held the final closing for its second-generation senior debt strategy, Kartesia Senior Opportunities, at €1.8bn.
New Jersey-based private equity firm Edison Partners has promoted Michael Dirla from Senior Associate to Vice President. Dirla will now work more closely with the firm’s portfolio companies, as well as identifying and evaluating potential investments in fintech and enterprise solutions.
US private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners has made an investment in Quorum Cyber, which is intended to help the global cybersecurity firm accelerate its growth strategy through talent recruitment and expansion of its services.
London-based private equity firm Epiris has promoted Kathryn Pothier to Partner, Alex Wilby to Investment Partner and both Thayne Forbes and Zoe Lai to Investment Director.
StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm focused on investment solutions, advisory and data services, has raised $3.3bn for StepStone VC Secondaries Fund VI, its sixth vehicle focused on venture capital secondaries opportunities.
Foresight Group Holdings Limited, a private investment manager focused on real assets and capital for growth, has secured commitments of €300m at the first close of Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II.
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