With the higher cost of financing deals making traditional investment exit routes more difficult and the UK IPO market in a slump, UK private equity managers are increasingly turning to continuation funds as they look to offload assets.
Goldman Sachs Group has boosted its latest push into providing private debt facilities for blue-chip companies with the appointment of James Keller, a senior banker from HSBC Holdings, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adenia Partners, a private markets investment firm committed to responsible investing and a sustainable Africa, has completed a majority investment in Enfin, a solar financing solutions provider serving commercial and industrial clients across South Africa.
The Bank of America has speculated that defaults in corporate private credit will exceed those in the syndicated loan market next year if interest rates remain consistently higher, as reported by Bloomberg.
Private investment major KKR & Co is considering selling its portfolio company Q-Park, an operator of car parks across Europe, in a deal that could value the company at around €4bn, including debt, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has raised the largest fund in its 57-year history closing its latest investment vehicle above target with $17.3bn in capital commitments, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Bain Capital, a global private investment firm with approximately $180 billion of assets under management, has agreed to invest at least $200m in equity capital in Vietnam-based Masan Group at price of VND85,000 per share.
Swedish private equity firm EQT Partners is looking to finalise a deal to VerPartners, one of Australia’s largest veterinary practice chains in a deal worth in excess of AUD1bn, according to a report by the Financial Review.
Investec Bank has expanded its fund finance offering to US private equity with the appointment of Olivia Deroy in an Origination and Relationship Management role for Investec’s US Fund Solutions team in New York.
Lonsdale Capital Partners, the private equity firm focused on the lower mid-market in the UK and Ireland, has made an investment in GIA, a tech-enabled property consultancy that provides bespoke solutions to clients across a range of sectors.
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