Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, is looking to double the headcount of its Singapore-based private equity business over the next two years as it responds to an increase in deals activity in Southeast Asia, according to a report by Reuters.
Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and US asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, have appointed Bonsoo Koo as Head of Business Development for Korea.
Global growth investor General Atlantic is to acquire Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, creating a diversified, global investment platform with approximately $96bn in combined AUM in the process.
Global law firm Goodwin has appointed John Anderson as Partner in the firm’s private investment funds practice in its London office.
CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII has agreed to acquire 100% of the Italian quick-service restaurant chain, La Piadineria, from funds advised by global private equity investment firm Permira.
Food manufacturing group Bakkavor has made a change to its board after hedge fund Baupost sold its 20.1% stake in the business to private equity investment firm LongRange Capital, according to a report by ShareCast.
Independent insurance broking business the Ardonagh Group, is looking to raise as much as $5bn from private credit firms in what would be the largest ever direct lending deal, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm PAI Partners is in the early stages of exploring options for Froneri, its ice cream joint venture with Nestlé that includes brands like Häagen-Dazs, including a sale of the business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global investment giant BlackRock is making a major push into the alternative investments space having agreed to acquire Global Infrastructure Partners, in a deal worth $12.5bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Funds managed by Strategic Value Partners, a global alternative investment firm with over $18bn of assets under management, have acquired the remaining 40% of IPC, a provider of mission-critical network services and trading communication technology.
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