Global alternative investment manager Ares Management is set to hold a final close on what would be the largest ever direct lending fund raised to date, with over €20bn ($21.9bn) in capital commitments, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Lexington Partners, a manager of secondary acquisition funds, has held the final close of Lexington Capital Partners X with $22.7bn of capital commitments, in excess of its original $15bn target.
Azalea Investment Management has held the first closings of the Altrium Co-Invest Fund I and Altrium Growth Fund I with a combined $356m in capital commitments from institutions, family offices and high-net-worth individuals.
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the add-on acquisitions of Bridgeport and Newman Whitney by TJM Capital Partners’ portfolio company InCompass.
A group of direct lenders provided a debt package used to finance the acquisition of insurance distribution company DOXA Insurance Holdings by the asset management arm of Goldman Sachs Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
International private equity firm Cinven has held the final close of its latest flagship fund, the Eighth Cinven Fund, at its hard cap of $14.5bn, nearly 30% larger than its 2019 vintage predecessor fund.
A&M Capital Europe, a London-based middle-market private equity firm with €650m of assets under management, has acquired a majority stake in GBUK Group, a global provider of specialist single-use medical devices, from H2 Equity Partners.
Four of New York City’s five public employee pension funds, catering for teachers, police officers, firefighters and civil servants, are to up their allocations to private equity and other illiquid asset classes, as they look to boost investment returns, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Infranity, a specialised European infrastructure manager, and part of the Generali Investments’ ecosystem of asset management firms, has launched the fourth generation of its senior infrastructure debt strategy with €425m in capital commitments.
Gulf Capital, one of the largest private equity firms investing from the GCC to the rest of Asia, has completed the sale of 100% of AmCan, a distributor of many of the top global sports nutrition brands across the MENA region.
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