Global private markets asset manager HarbourVest Partners has appointed John Toomey as the firm’s sole Chief Executive Officer effective 1 October 2024, following news that Co-CEO Pete Wilson is to retire at the end of next year.
Pan-European mid-market private equity investment firm Oakley Capital will acquire a majority stake in vitroconnect, a broadband open access platform in Germany. The deal marks the first for Oakley’s Capital Origin II fund.
RCP Advisors, a private equity investment firm that provides access to North American small buyout fund managers through primary funds, secondary funds and co-investment funds, has held the final closing of RCP Fund XVIII with approximately $285m in aggregate commitments.
Private equity and private credit investment firm Clarion Capital Partners has appointed Jeff Sipos as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer. Sipos previously worked at Clarion from 2011 to 2015.
Website-building platform Squarespace will be taken private by private equity firm Permira in a $6.9bn all-cash transaction, with Ares Capital, Blackstone and Blue Owl providing a $2.65bn private credit package to help finance the acquisition.
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.
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