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Inflexion appoints partner and head of financial services

Inflexion has appointed Andrea Bertolini as partner and head of Financial Services. Bertolini, who will lead the origination and execution of Inflexion’s Financial Services investments, has spent the last 12 years at Cinven, most recently as Senior Principal.  During his time at Cinven, Bertolini was involved with a number of

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Blue Owl closes Dyal Capital Partners V at $12.9bn

Blue Owl Capital has held the final close of Dyal Capital Partners V (Fund V), the latest in its portfolio of GP Capital Solutions funds, with $12.9 billion of capital commitments, almost $4.0 billion larger than the team’s previous vehicle. 

Triton trumps Bain’s Finnish buildtech offer

Triton Partners, a Swedish mid-market private investment firm focused on investments in industrial tech, services, consumer, and healthcare companies, has made an offer for Finnish construction systems provider Caverion that values the business at around €1.09 billion, according to a report by Reuters.

Thoma Bravo completes customer insight platform acquisition

Software investment specialist Thoma Bravo, in partnership with Sunstone Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, has completed its acquisition of UserTesting Inc, a specialist in “video-based human insight”, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.3 billion. 

HIG sells healthcare RCM solutions provider to Alpine

HIG Capital, a global alternative investment firm with $53 billion of equity capital under management, has sold its portfolio company Medusind to Alpine Investors (Alpine). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.

Cleavemoor launches hybrid long/short-PE fund

Cleavemoor, a consumer sector investment advisor, has launched Cleavemoor 10, a new open ended hybrid vehicle employing the firm’s proprietary Agile Horizon Strategy, which combines a consumer sector long/short public equities portfolio with longer-term consumer private equity investments. 

Blackstone appoints global head of private credit strategies

Blackstone has promoted Brad Marshall, senior managing director, to the new role of global head of private credit strategies, after nearly two decades with the firm, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online. The report cites Blackstone spokesperson Kate Holderness as confirming the appointment along with the addition

GSAM raises $1.6bn for debut climate change PE fund

Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has raised $1.6 billion for its first private equity fund focused on making investments in companies providing climate change and environmental solutions, according to a report by Reuters.

Fundraising

TSG closes oversubscribed ninth fund at $6bn

TSG Consumer Partners has held the final close of its ninth private equity fund, TSG9 LP, with $6 billion of capital commitments. As with its predecessor fund, TSG9 was substantially oversubscribed, with demand well exceeding its initial $5 billion target. 

KKR makes additional aircraft leasing commitment

KKR is making an additional $1.15 billion commitment to expand its global portfolio of leased commercial aircraft in partnership with Altavair. The investment will come from KKR’s credit and infrastructure funds.

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