Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused targeted segments of the healthcare, financial services, industrials and software industries, has added pharma executive Keith Martino to its strategic advisory board. In his new role, Martino will advise Genstar on its healthcare vertical.
Bryan, Garnier & Co, an investment bank for European growth companies, has launched a new team dedicated to direct secondaries within its private capital markets group. The new team will be led by David Laroque and Pierre Leroy, who co-founded the boutique NotSoLiquid in 2021.
Travel and ticketing startup Traveloka Indonesia has used internal cash to complete the early repayment of a £300m private credit loan provided by a group of investors including BlackRock and Orion Capital Asia, according to a report by Bloomberg.
More than nine in ten (92%) alternative fund managers, including private equity and hedge funds, are already using AI as part of risk and compliance procedures, according to new research from regulation and compliance specialist Ocorian.
Stavtar Solutions, a software solutions provider for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Jared Libby as Director of Business Development. In his new role, Libby will be responsible for driving growth of the product portfolio.
Private equity fund closings fell by 37% in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2023, to just 150, the lowest figure seen in any quarter since 2018, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
Record Currency Management, a $102.2bn alternative asset manager, has appointed Andreas Koester as CEO of EM & Frontier Investments. In his new role, Koester will also lead the firm’s $1bn Record Emerging Market Sustainable Finance Fund (EMSF).
Global investment company abrdn has completed the sale of its £7.4bn European-headquartered private equity operation to alternative investment firm Patria Investments for around £100m, with the business set to be renamed Patria Private Equity Trust.
Blackstone has upped the ante in the bidding war to acquire troubled music rights business Hipgnosis Songs Fund with an improved $1.6bn offer, trumping a rival $1.5bn bid from Concord, a US-based music investment group backed by Apollo Global Management, according to a report by Reuters.
Mayfair Equity Partners, a technology and consumer-focused investment firm with over £2bn in AUM, has promoted Nick Keegan and Yusuf Hoballah to Partner, and Abbie Robus to Senior Associate. In addition, Maria Carradice is taking on a new senior role to lead the delivery of Mayfair’s evolving data strategy.
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