South Korean regulators are increasing oversight of the country’s overseas private credit exposure, with total investments across the financial sector and pension funds reaching approximately $37bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is considering the introduction of a compulsory quarterly disclosure regime for private credit firms operating in the country, as regulators increase scrutiny of transparency and risk management across private markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
GSR Ventures, a backer of Chinese social media app RedNote, is seeking to raise a new $350m fund focused on China’s venture capital market, with the firm indicating that potential investors may gain exposure to RedNote shares through GSR’s existing fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Centerbridge Partners is in advanced talks to acquire a minority stake in commercial real estate company Merritt Properties, in a deal that would value the business at approximately $3bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson has asked the UK’s competition watchdog to examine the role of private equity-backed operators in the country’s childcare market, as the government ramps up scrutiny of household costs and service provision, according to a report by Bloomberg.
JPMorgan is exploring a transaction to reduce its exposure to more than $4bn of private equity-backed NAV loans, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Princeton Digital Group, backed by buyout firm Warburg Pincus, is preparing a sale of its China assets that could earn up to $1bn, as firms look to exit their data centre holdings in the country, according to a report by the Financial Times.
EQT is targeting deals in the public markets as volatility and dislocation create new opportunities for take-private transactions and corporate carve-outs, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the firm’s newly appointed private capital co-heads.
Lone Star Funds is exploring a potential sale of IKB Deutsche Industriebank nearly two decades after acquiring a controlling stake in the lender, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bond investors are increasingly differentiating between US private credit lenders, with smaller firms seeing materially wider spreads as concerns grow around portfolio quality, funding risk, and borrower stress, according to an analysis by Reuters.
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