TOP STORY: KKR & Co Inc is in advanced talks over $1.65bn deal to  acquire book publisher Simon & Schuster from Paramount Global after beating off competition from other bidders, according to a report by Reuters.
Tiger Global, the hedge fund firm founded by Chase Coleman in 2001, has built a big stake in private equity group Apollo Global as the firm pivots from the technology investments that have been its stock-in-trade in recent years, according to a report by The Financial Times. The report cites
A golden age of private equity buyouts has come to a end and returns in the $4tn industry will no longer be driven by rising valuations, according to a report by the Financial Times quoting Apollo Global Management Chief Executive Marc Rowan. His warning comes as the private equity sector
Business Development Companies (BDCs), investment vehicles originally aimed at retail buyers, are increasingly being used by institutional investors to access the $1.5tn private credit market, according to a report by Bloomberg. A number of managers including Oak Hill Advisors, Fidelity Investments, Jefferies Financial Group, and Churchill Asset Management, have all
Gen II Fund Services, an independent private capital fund administrator, has appointed Marlene Pelage as the firm’s  new Chief Financial Officer, effective 31 July. Pelage joins Gen II from IPG Mediabrands where she served as Global CFO.
London-headquartered restructuring firm Cork Gully has opened new offices in Luxembourg City and expanded its operations to the Grand Duchy to advise and manage challenged and tail-end investment funds, as either sub-advisors or replacement fund managers.
Kimmeridge, an alternative asset manager focused on investments in the energy sector, has held the final closing of Kimmeridge Fund VI and related vehicles, with more than $1bn in new capital commitments.
Private markets returns stabilised above zero at 1.1% in the first quarter of 2023 after three consecutive quarters of negative performance beginning in Q1 2022, according to the latest eFront Insight Quarterly Performance Benchmark report.
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the speciality materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors, has held the final close of the SKCP Catalyst Fund II with total committed capital of $800 million.
Alternative asset manager Golding Capital Partners has held the first closing of the Golding Secondaries 2022 Fund with capital commitments of €172m. The fund, which is targeting a total fundraise of €500m, attracted commitments from both existing and new clients. The predecessor fund, Golding Secondaries 2019, closed above its target
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