Boston-headquartered private equity firm Advent International has entered into discussions with the Government of Oman over a potential injection of fresh capital into state-owned OQ Chemicals in exchange for a majority stake in the company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
HighVista Strategies, an alternative asset manager focused on investments in public and private markets, has held the final close of HighVista Private Equity X, with $675m of capital commitments.
Baird Capital, the direct private investment arm of American multinational firm Robert W. Baird & Co, has added Samuel Pollard as an Investment Associate to its global private equity team in London, in addition to Anthony Zhu as Principal in Chicago.
Specialist global impact investor Blue Earth Capital has partnered with Achieve Partners, a US-based impact fund manager focused on education in North America. The partnership entails commitments to the latter’s latest fund, Achieve EdTech Buyout Fund, as well as a single-asset GP-led continuation fund.
Golub Capital has held the final close of its sixth credit opportunities fund, GEMS Fund 6, with $2bn of investable capital – in excess of its target – making it the largest Golub Capital Credit Opportunities fund to date.
UK mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital has appointed Steve Moore as a Portfolio Director within its portfolio management and value creation team, in addition to promoting Sam Price to Portfolio Director and Sam Beesley to Portfolio Manager.
Sculptor Capital Management, an alternative investment company operating multi-strategy, credit and real estate strategies, has closed a €354m European collateralised loan obligation, Sculptor European CLO XI.
Roark Capital, a US PE firm focused on leveraged buyout investments across franchise restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services, has completed its acquisition of Subway in a deal valued at $9.6bn.
Wealth management platform Sidekick has added Alessandra Farnum as Alternatives Product Lead. In her new role, Farnum will focus on launching and expanding products and services within the platform’s alternative asset class offering, which aims to include private equity, private credit, venture capital and real estate.
Infrastructure and private debt will remain the most attractive private market asset classes over the next one to two years, with 71% of institutional investors expecting to increase allocation to each, according to the latest private markets survey by global financial services provider State Street.
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