The majority (95%) of UK dealmakers expect inflation to hit the 2% target set by the Bank of England, with an optimistic minority expecting it to happen within the next year and a more realistic majority predicting a two-year timescale, according to CIL’s Investment 360 Index.
ECI Partners, a UK-based growth-focused, mid-market private equity firm, has held the final closing of its twelfth buyout fund, ECI 12 at its hard cap of £1bn, in excess of the fund’s original target of £900m.
BrightSpring Health Services Inc, a community-based healthcare services provider backed by global private investment firm KKR & Co, is moving ahead with plans to raise $1bn from a stock market listing, having shelved its initial IPO last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private credit lender Blue Owl Capital is planning to expand its presence in the Middle East with the opening of a new office in Abu Dhabi staffed by a team focused on capital raising, according to a report by Bloomberg.
O’Brien-Staley Partners (OSP) has held the final close of OSP Value Fund IV, having secured over $600m in fresh capital commitments, with significant support from existing LPs and bringing the firm’s inception-to-date total fundraising to $2.3bn.
Gulf Capital has exited its investment in Metito Holdings after 17-years through the sale of a majority stake in the sustainable water solutions specialist held by a consortium of investors to Alpha Dhabi Holding, one of the UAE’s fastest-growing investment holding companies.
OceanSound Partners, a private equity firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled services companies serving government and enterprise end markets, has added seven professionals to its team to support portfolio companies and investment activity.
Astanor Ventures, a private investment firm focused on agrifood tech impact investing, has closed its second venture fund with €360m in capital commitments, brining total firm-wide assets under management to around €800m.
Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to making European growth buyout investments with offices in Paris, London and Boston, has raised €2.8bn in funds to invest in companies operating in the technology and healthcare sectors.
SkyKnight Capital has held the final closing of SkyKnight Capital Fund IV, with $1bn in capital commitments from endowments, foundations, pensions, family offices, and institutional investors.
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