Blackstone and Goldman Sachs Asset Management are providing the largest portions of a $900m direct loan to Depot Connect International, which KKR & Co’s portfolio company will use to refinance more expensive private debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Equistone has made a partial exit from portfolio company KWC Group, a designer and manufacturer of fittings and accessories for kitchens and bathrooms, having sold the firm’s home division, KWC Home, to Italian sanitary specialist Paini.
Private equity firm Gridiron Capital has informed investors of the impending departure of Senior Managing Director Will Hausberg and Managing Directors Brad Skaf and Doug Rosenstein, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone Growth and affiliated funds will acquire a majority stake in business software provider Priority Software from private equity firms TA Associates and Fortissimo Capital, who are both retiring a minority interest in the business.
Aflac Global Investments, the asset management subsidiary of Aflac Incorporated, has agreed to pay around $100m to acquire a 40% stake in San Francisco-based lower middle-market direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners.
Ampersand Capital Partners, a middle market private equity firm focused on healthcare, has been ranked first globally for growth capital PE performance for the second year running by HEC Paris-Dow Jones.
Private equity major KKR is poised to propose a package of commitments in a bid to secure early approval from the European Union for its proposed €22bn acquisition of Telecom Italia’s landline network, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Jolt Capital, a private equity firm specialising in European growth deeptech investments, has appointed Meriem Smida as Managing Director UK. She will report to Jean Schmitt, the firm’s Chairman and Managing Partner.
Singapore-based private credit firm Kadita Partners has held the first close of its debut investment fund at over $100m in total capital commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter.
Greybull Stewardship, a private investment firm that partners with small, established businesses to help them grow and scale, has sold health professional education provider Summit Professional Education to Avathon Capital.
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