The shift from banks to private credit lenders as a source of business financing is here to stay with private credit funds set to take a growing slice of the lending market, while some banks will struggle to complete, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hamilton Lane has raised a combined $290m from institutional investors actress the United States for two small business credit funds – the Hamilton Lane National Small Business Credit Fund, and the Hamilton Lane New York SBIC Fund II.
Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm based in Boston and New York, is to make a majority growth investment in Petra Funds Group, a fund administrator for private investment firms.
Some of CVC Capital Partners’ institutional backers are planning to sell their shares in the European buyout business as part of its proposed initial public offering, according to a report by Reuters
Private equity firm Integral Corp is aiming to launch a find of around $3.3bn in the next four to five years by leveraging the funds it raised in an initial public offering in Tokyo last month, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Recent market jitters haven’t deterred CVC Capital Partners from its plan to go public, with the European private equity major said to be close to finalising details of what would be the largest IPO in Europe this year, according to a report by Reuters.
Herbert Smith Freehills has bolstered its private equity practice in London with the appointment of Eleanor Shanks, as a partner and Head of International Private Equity, a newly-created position, according to a report By Bloomberg.
Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM), a renewable energy asset manager, has expanded its private equity investment team, with the appointment of Rahul Bhalodia as a managing director of the Greenbacker Development Opportunities (GDEV) strategy.
Global private investment major KKR has held the final close of KKR Next Generation Technology Growth Fund III (NGT III) with approximately $3bn in capital commitments. The fund will invest in growth technology companies across North America, Europe and Israel.
Middle market PE firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners has partnered with Stonepeak, an alternative investment firm specialising in infrastructure and real investments, to acquire Canada-based marine cargo services provider LOGISTEC Corporation for CAD1.2bn (£723m).
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