Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, which has $174bn in AUM across credit, GP strategic capital and real estate, has appointed Johann Santer as a Managing Director and Head of APAC Private Wealth, based in the company’s Hong Kong office.
Apollo Global Management is in advanced discussions with Intel over a deal to provide more than $11bn in capital to finance the chip manufacturer’s construction of a new plant in Ireland, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
PlayAGS will be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners, with the deal valued at $1.10bn. The company’s board has approved the acquisition and recommended shareholders also vote in favour of the proposed deal.
A trade in the riskiest segment of the $1.3tn credit market is attracting the most conservative investors, leading to concerns that they may be overlooking some risks in their pursuit of higher yields, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Clearlake Capital has raised $7.5bn as part of its $15bn goal for Clearlake Capital Partners VIII, setting a $16.7bn hard cap for its eighth primary buyout fund, according to a report by Buyouts citing the May Investment Advisory Council meeting materials from the Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds.
Oak Hill Advisors is leading a group of private credit lenders in discussions to provide about $1bn of debt to support Vista Equity Partners’ acquisition of revenue management solutions business Model N, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Patron Capital, a pan-European investor focused on property-backed investments, has closed its seventh flagship fund, raising in excess of €860m, including more than €200m of Patron discretionary co-investment capital for larger opportunities.
Wiz, a US-Israeli startup and cloud cybersecurity solutions provider, has raised $1bn in a private funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Thrive Capital, valuing the four-year old company at $12bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Lower mid-market private investment firm Ethos Partners will sell UK compliance consultancy Cosegic to international mid-market private equity firm MML Capital.
Sikich, a global professional services company, has secured a minority growth investment of $250m from Bain Capital, with the funding set to be deployed to finance the firm’s expansion plans, the companies said on Thursday.
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