Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has appointed Dr Ashish Patel as a Managing Director within its capital markets group in expanding its equity private placement capability and presence in Europe. Patel will be based in London.
French private equity firm Eurazeo has launched Eurazeo Private Value Europe 3, a vehicle that enables fundraising via private banks, family offices and asset management advisors across Europe, as part of the €35bn firm’s partnership with private equity investing platform Moonfare.
Funds advised by mid-market private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe will sell their majority stake in Sport Group, a German manufacturer of artificial turf and synthetic outdoor sports and leisure surfaces, to New York-based private equity firm KPS Capital Partners.
Hong Kong’s government is considering changes to its tax regulation in order to attract alternative investments including private credit, hybrid securities, real estate and infrastructure, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
KKR & Co has set its sights on increasing AUM at the private investment firm to at least $1tn in the next five years, and has laid out a plan to scale its core businesses to reach the target, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US law firm Seward & Kissel has launched a private credit practice, which will be based within the firm’s existing corporate finance practice, to handle its growing work within the $1.6tn private credit asset class.
Rimes, a provider of enterprise data management-as-a-service and investment platform solutions, and a portfolio company of EQT, will be acquired by Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co.
Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator, has launched Sensr DataBridge as part of its Sensr product suite, which provides PE sponsors with access to investor and investment cash flows, portfolio data and accounting details, and streamlines connections across diverse applications, tools, and platforms.
Specialist growth investment firm Verdane has acquired a majority equity stake in Corlytics, a provider of regulatory intelligence and policy compliance technology. The investment will support the Corlytics’s continued growth.
Quilvest Capital Partners a $7bn global mid- and lower mid-market alternatives investment manager, has appointed Christophe Evain as Non-Executive Chairman as part of its board. In his new role, Evain will guide Quilvest’s strategic trajectory.
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