An unsettling mix of macroeconomic conditions and uncertainty has led to another year of slowdown in Asia Pacific private equity (PE) markets, with deal value falling to $147bn, and fundraising declining to its lowest level in a decade, according to a report by Bain & Company.
Nearly two-thirds of PE and VC firms are planning to raise funds in 2024, with the sector anticipating future interest rate cuts from central banks, according to a new survey by Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity) canvassing the opinions of 128 private markets firms.
Private credit involvement in deals involving fossil fuel businesses has increased significantly in recent years as managers move into a space vacated by banks concerned over the climate risks involved, according to a report by Bloomberg.
European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has appointed Martin Preuss as Partner and Head of DACH, covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with responsibility for investments in the region and building a dedicated team in Frankfurt.
Mayfair Capital Partners, the private investment division of Oxford Financial Group has sold outdoor furniture specialist POLYWOOD to an investor group led by Arsenal Capital Partners, in partnership with BayPine.
A vote on whether or not to allow private equity firms to acquire stakes in NFL franchises has been delayed until later this year by existing owners, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Kansas City Chiefs boss Clark Hunt.
TPG Inc is to cut the China investment allocation of its eighth Asia buyout fund, which is set to close with around $5bn in total capital commitments, by about 50% compared with previous funds focused on the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Edison Partners, a growth equity investment firm, has appointed veteran healthcare information technology executive Patrick O’Keefe as an Operating Partner in the firm’s Edison Edge value creation platform.
Goldman Sachs Group veteran Lee Becker has left the bank after 17 years to join Warburg Pincus as a Managing Director in the $82bn global private equity firm’s capital solutions group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Golding Capital Partners has raised nearly €280m for its latest secondaries fund with the vehicle on track to attract more capital commitments than the firm’s inaugural secondaries fund, according to a report by Secondaries Investor.
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