With inflation remaining stubbornly high and the Federal Reserve seemingly set to keep interest rates higher for longer, private credit fundraising has fallen to the lowest level seen since 2020, according to a report by Bloomberg.
DecisionPoint Systems, a retail in-store solutions and services provider focused on point-of-sale systems, will merge with an affiliate of Barcoding Holdings, a portfolio company of Pennsylvania-based private equity firm Graham Partners, in a $78.5m all-cash transaction.
Private equity firm PAI Partners has agreed to acquire a majority (67%) stake in Vamed’s pan-European rehabilitation unit, currently a fully consolidated subsidiary of European multinational healthcare company Fresenius, which will maintain a 33% stake in in the business.
San Francisco-based investment firm Knox Lane has acquired a majority stake in All Star Healthcare Solutions, a US full-service healthcare staffing firm focused on the locum tenens market. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CVC Credit, the €40bn global credit management business of CVC Capital Partners, has closed Cordatus XXXI, its fourth new collateralised loan obligation this year, at more than €440m ($475m).
Funds managed by affiliates of Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, have acquired Civica, a public sector software solutions provider, from private markets firm Partners Group, acting on behalf of clients.
Investec Bank has expanded its direct lending platform with the appointment of Michael Miller, who will lead its newly established private credit management team and work closely with the firm’s Head of Direct Lending, Callum Bell.
Private markets investment major CVC Capital Partners has activated three new funds — Americas Fund IX, Asia VI, and Strategic Opportunities III — due to “increasing deployment activity”.
London-based card reader maker SumUp has secured a €1.5bn private credit loan package from a group of lenders led by Goldman Sachs. Other participants include BlackRock, Apollo Global Management, Oaktree Capital Management and Vista Credit Partners.
Level, a UK-based and FCA-regulated lender operating in the family and private client law sectors, has secured a £5m equity investment from private equity firm Kendal Capital and acquired probate finance provider Tower Street Finance.
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