Global investors are increasingly targeting private allocations across portfolios to hedge against ongoing uncertainty, according to a new report by Preqin, with almost half (45%) planning to increase their capital allocations to private credit over the next year.
A decision by the US Justice Department not to challenge software-focused private investment firm Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of identity management specialist ForgeRock, has cleared the way for the $2.3bn deal to close this week, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Tommy Tuohy has been promoted to partner in Ogier’s banking and finance team in the Cayman Islands. A graduate of the firm’s partner development programme, Touhy has particular experience acting for private equity firms in corporate debt and leveraged finance transactions.
PenSam, Denmark’s largest pension fund, which has around €24bn in assets has awarded a €300m (DKK2.2bn) mandate to the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) to invest in European private equity investments.
Publicly-traded cybersecurity specialist SentinelOne is considering a sale to a private equity investor and has hired investment bank Catalyst Partners to assist in finding a suitable purchaser, according to a report by Reuters.
Hg, a private equity firm that primarily targets technology buyouts in Europe and the US, is weighing options for GGW Group, including a sale that could value the German insurance broker at about €1.5bn ($1.6bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities business has held the final close of its fourth flagship commingled fund, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund IV (BTO IV), having raised a record $5.2bn in capital commitments.Â
Roark Capital, a US private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout investments in the franchise/multi-location, restaurant and food, health and wellness, and business services sectors, is closing in on a $9.6bn deal to acquire sandwich chain Subway, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Private equity debt financing partners Jonathan Homer and Bruce Stainers have joined Troutman Pepper’s Corporate Practice Group in New York and San Francisco, respectively. Homer joins from Gibson Dunn and Steinert from Perkins Coie.
Charlie Gailliot has joined global private investment firm KKR as Co-Head of the Global Climate strategy, rounding out a leadership team focused on climate-related investments as part of KKR’s infrastructure platform.Â
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