South African investment firm Creation Capital has launched a listed private credit fund aimed at addressing the country’s estimated ZAR350bn ($21bn) funding shortfall for small and medium-sized enterprises, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms KKR and Apax Partners are among the bidders competing to acquire Portuguese packaging manufacturer Logoplaste in a deal that could value the business at more than €1.7bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Advent International has teamed up with payments platform Stripe to make a joint offer to acquire PayPal in a transaction valuing the digital payments company at more than $53bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Middle-market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has agreed to sell industrial distribution platform FloWorks International to Ferguson Enterprises in a cash transaction valuing the business at approximately $1.6bn.
Warren Equity Partners has closed its fifth flagship private equity fund with approximately $2.8bn in investor commitments, exceeding its original fundraising target and highlighting continued institutional demand for infrastructure-focused buyout strategies.
Private equity firm Seidler Equity Partners is exploring the sale of its stake in Rawlings Sporting Goods, the iconic US baseball equipment manufacturer, in a deal that could value the business at around $2bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Perwyn has agreed to exit its investment in UK business utilities provider Everflow, generating a 7.2x multiple on invested capital after backing the company’s expansion over the past eight years.
Private markets investment platform Moonfare has grown assets under management to more than €4bn, supported by continued demand from high-net-worth individuals and family offices despite broader concerns over liquidity in parts of the private capital market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm Harith General Partners has received antitrust approval for its proposed acquisition of South African low-cost airline FlySafair, marking a key step towards completing the transaction, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs is marketing a new financing structure that would allow institutional investors to purchase capital call loans linked to their own private market funds, in a move that could reshape a growing segment of the fund finance market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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