Joe Baratta, one of Blackstone’s longest-serving senior executives and a key figure in the firm’s private equity business, is set to leave the alternative asset manager by the end of the year after 28 years with the firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Greenbriar Equity Group is nearing an agreement to acquire Spectrum Control from fellow private equity firm AEA Investors in a transaction that could value the aerospace and defence components maker at more than $1.8bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hudson Bay Capital Management has abandoned plans to establish a dedicated private credit business after two senior executives recruited from BlackRock left the $20bn alternative investment firm, according to a report b Bloomberg.
Australian private credit manager Metrics Credit Partners has suspended trading in three ASX-listed investment vehicles and reduced their reported asset values following changes requested during the funds’ audit process, according to a report by Reuters.
Warburg Pincus has increased its proposed offer for Australian retirement living and holiday park operator Ingenia Communities to approximately $1.5bn, raising the prospect of a renewed takeover battle for the ASX-listed company, according to a report by he Wall Street Journal.
Japan is becoming an increasingly attractive market for global private equity investors as corporate reforms and structural changes create more opportunities to work with businesses, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman.
Women account for 23% of investment professionals across European private equity and venture capital, but hold just 13% of senior investment roles, according to Level 20’s 2026 European Gender Diversity Report.
Private equity firm Uplift Investors has expanded its investment strategy in the legal sector through a new management services organisation partnership with Arkansas-based personal injury firm Rainwater, Holt & Sexton.
PE firm CVC Capital Partners and Japanese investment firm Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK) are considering a bid of more than JPY500bn ($3.2bn) to take Japanese healthcare products company Kobayashi Pharmaceutical private, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Renewable fuels producer EcoCeres is targeting a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise around $1bn, with private equity investor Bain Capital expected to sell part of its stake, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
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