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IK Partners to invest in Checkmate Fire

European mid-market private equity firm IK Partners’s IK Small Cap III Fund is to acquire UK passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire from Leeds-based private equity firm YFM Equity Partners in the first investment from the fund’s dedicated pool of development capital.

General Atlantic makes majority investment in Plusgrade

Global growth investor General Atlantic has made a majority investment in Plusgrade, a provider of ancillary revenue solutions for the global travel industry, in a deal that sees Novacap fully exit its stake while another existing investor, CDPQ, remains a significant shareholder.

Investec Bank adds three to private equity GP advisory team 

Investec Bank, the UK banking subsidiary of international financial services group Investec, has expanded its private equity offering with three new appointments – Oliver Altendorf, Christoph Schwarz, and Emilia Korobowicz to its GP advisory team.

Z Capital Credit Partners closes $331.3m BSL CLO

Z Capital Credit Partners, the credit fund management platform of Z Capital Group, has closed a $331.3m collateralised loan obligation managed by its affiliate, Z Capital CLO Management. This is the fifth CLO issuance for ZCCP.

Hamilton Lane closes latest strategic opportunities fund at $700m

Private markets investment firm Hamilton Lane has held the closing of Strategic Opportunities VIII, the latest in the firm’s flagship credit series, with $700m in total capital commitments, bringing the total raised across the annual fund series to date to $4.9bn.

Ares Management launches Ansley Park Capital

Funds managed by Ares Management’s alternative credit strategy have launched Ansley Park Capital, a lending and specialty finance company that delivers full spectrum, customised financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment.

OpenGate in exclusive discussions over SMAC sale

Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital has entered into exclusive discussions over the sale of SMAC, a supplier of waterproofing and building envelope systems, to Compagnie Financière Jousset and SMAC’s management team.

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