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Private credit defaults climb to 2.71%, says latest Proskauer index

Overall private credit default rates climbed to 2.71% in Q2 2024, according to the latest Private Credit Default Index from law firm Proskauer, which comprises 922 active US senior-secured and unitranche loans loans with an approximate original principal amount of $150.7bn.

Mubadala to acquire children’s product brand Bugaboo Group

Mubadala Investment Company’s asset management subsidiary Mubadala Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Bugaboo Group, a provider of strollers and children’s consumer products and one of Bain Capital’s portfolio companies.

Blackstone Private Equity

Blackstone eyes private credit expansion

Blackstone is intensifying its focus on international credit opportunities, and is aiming to grow its portfolio to include a wider range of debt, including local-currency investments, according to a report by Bloomberg quoting the company’s Global Head of Credit & Insurance, Gilles Dellaert.

Inflexion makes FDM investment

European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has invested in FDMUK, a provider of telecoms market share, pricing and proposition data across Europe. The investment is being made by Inflexion’s Enterprise Fund V.

Equistone sells Heras to Garda Group

Mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe is to sell its investment in Heras, a European end-to-end supplier of permanent and mobile perimeter protection, to European perimeter and technical security company Garda Group.

Coalesce Capital appoints Managing Director

Coalesce Capital, a private equity firm investing in services companies, has appointed Austin Heiman as a Managing Director, continuing the build out of the firm’s investment leadership team.

Amberjack sells Best Trash to HIG

Amberjack Capital Partners, a private equity investment firm focused on the industrial, infrastructure and environmental sectors, has exited its investment in Best Trash, with a sale to HIG Capital.

Ardian acquires majority stake in Masco Group

Private investment house Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Masco Group, a global provider of products and services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, from RSBG SE, the holding subsidiary of RAG-Stiftung.

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