Private multi-asset alternative investment firm Bain Capital is to acquire PowerSchool Holdings, a provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, in a transaction valuing the business at $5.6bn.
Aquiline Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on financial services and related technologies, has raised $2.3bn for its fifth private equity fund, Aquiline Financial Services Fund V, making it the firm’s largest fund to date.
A surge in redemption requests has prompted private debt manager Next Edge Capital to gate its flagship credit fund, leaving clients unable to access their money and the firm now planning to wind down the portfolio over the next two years, according to a report by the Globe and Mail.
LGT Capital Partners has completed the final close of Crown Secondaries Special Opportunities III at $3bn, exceeding the original target size of $2.5bn. The firm’s fund provides liquidity solutions for private equity-owned companies.
Yellow Wood Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on consumer brands and companies, has completed the acquisition of Elida Beauty, which includes Q-Tips, Timotei, Alberto Balsam and Impulse, from Unilever.
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.
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