The $2bn private credit division of investment manager Federated Hermes has appointed Paul Robinson as Director, Origination & Structuring, a newly created London-based role within the business’s real estate debt team, which was launched in 2015.
New York-based private equity firm Clarion Capital Partners has made a strategic investment in Narrative Strategies, a Washington-based public affairs firm, which will see the agency’s Executive Partners maintain a significant ownership stake and continue to lead operations.
Global private equity firm TA Associates and Five Arrows, the alternative assets arm of Rothschild & Co, have made a strategic growth investment in Agilio Software, a UK frontline healthcare operations software provider, with founding investor August Equity exiting the business with a 9.2x money multiple return.
Global fund services provider Vistra has appointed Abdel Hmitti as Managing Director and Global Head of Funds. In his new role, Hmitti, who joins from State Street, will report to William Douglas, Chief Commercial Officer at Vistra.
Omnes Capital, a €6bn Paris-based private equity firm investing across energy transition and innovation, has completed its acquisition of a majority shareholding in EEF Erneuerbare Energien Fabrik, a German developer of energy solutions with locations in Berlin, Hamburg and Wiesbaden.
Luxembourg-based private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is preparing to make its first big deal in Australia over 14 years after it closed its office there, with the acquisition of struggling employment services provider APM, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.
The proposed acquisition of a unit of Veritas Technologies by SoftBank and Sequoia Capital-backed Cohesity will be supported by $2.5bn in debt financing from JPMorgan Chase & Co after the bank beat off competition from private credit lenders, according to a report by CityWire.
Stricter rules for private credit funds operating in Europe are set to be approved by the European Union this week in response to recent rapid growth in the sector and a subsequent uptick in concerns over potential risks to the stability of financial markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
London-based alternative assets advisor Ely Place Partners has appointed Gareth Morgan as Head of Research. Morgan will continue leading Prospect Private Markets, the advisor’s LP mapping service, which he co-founded.
Global investment firm KKR has served as lead arranger, administrative agent, and investor on a debt financing for Clarience Technologies’ acquisition of Safe Fleet, a manufacturer of fleet safety solutions, investing in the transaction through its credit vehicles and accounts.
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