Apex Service Partners, which is backed by private equity firm Alpine Investors, is nearing a minority stake sale that could value the business at around $10bn including debt, according to a report by Reuters citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
Carlyle Group Inc is establishing a new investment platform focused on the aerospace, defence and industrials middle market, as the firm positions itself to benefit from sustained increases in US and European defence budgets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Perella Weinberg Partners is set to cut almost 10% of its global workforce, including around a dozen partners, as it redirects resources toward stronger-performing business areas, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
DigitalBridge Group Inc is to acquire energy-focused private equity firm ArcLight Capital Partners in a deal valued at up to $1.05bn, as investors increasingly look to pair data centre capacity with reliable power supplies amid surging AI-driven demand, according to a report by the FT.
A redemption request from a single institutional investor has prompted a private credit fund managed by Vista Equity Partners to enforce its 5% quarterly withdrawal limit, according to a report by Bloomberg citing an unnamed person familiar with the matter.
African startup ecosystems are increasingly shifting toward local and regional funding sources as the global surge in artificial intelligence investment draws venture capital away from emerging markets and back toward the United States, according to a report by Bloomberg.
KKR & Co Inc expects that trading in private credit assets is likely to develop over time, as the industry explores ways to improve liquidity and broaden investor access, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments by co-chief executive officer Scott Nuttall.
CVC Capital Partners has exited its position in Naturgy, selling its entire 13.8% stake in the Spanish energy group in a transaction valued at around €4bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Stress in US private credit markets is unlikely to trigger a broader liquidity crisis across the financial system, although indirect transmission risks are increasing as the sector becomes more interconnected with traditional finance, according to Deborah Cunningham, CIO of Global Liquidity Markets at Federated Hermes.
The European Central Bank has said recent turbulence in private credit markets is unlikely to pose a systemic risk to the eurozone financial system, although there could be a few pockets of the financial system which are exposed, according to a report by Reuters.
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