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Hines targets USD1.5bn for third value-add fund

Global real estate firm Hines is set to launch Hines European Value Fund 3 (HEVF 3), which is expected to be its largest closed-end fund to date in its growing flagship series of value-add funds in Europe. The fund is targeting equity commitments of approximately EUR1.5 billion. HEVF 3 intends

Barings Real Estate hits EUR850m hard cap for second European value-add fund

Barings, one of the world’s largest diversified real estate investment managers, has closed the Barings Real Estate European Value-Add Fund II (BREEVA II), its second pan-European value-add real estate fund, at its hard-cap of EUR850 million after receiving EUR1 billion of client demand, significantly surpassing the target of EUR750 million.

WestBridge generates a 4.2x multiple of cost on bChannels exit

WestBridge has exited bChannels following the company’s acquisition by The Channel Company, a US trade buyer with a complementary service offering, backed by US-based Eagle Tree. The transaction marks the second successful exit for WestBridge in the last 12 months and delivers a 4.2x multiple of cost to WestBridge’s investors.

CVC Credit supports Markerstudy Group’s buy and build growth strategy

CVC Credit has further supported Markerstudy Group (Markerstudy) by providing incremental facilities for the add-on acquisitions of Clegg Gifford Co Ltd (Clegg Gifford), a UK-based Lloyd’s broker which provides personal and commercial insurance products and, BGL Insurance (BGLi) a digital-focused, personal lines insurance broker in the UK. CVC Credit has

France’s Ligue 1 attracting PE interest

Four separate private equity firms are considering a cEUR1.5 billion bid to acquire a stake in Ligue 1 – the top professional football league in France â€“ according to a report by the Financial Times. CVC Capital Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Silver Lake and Oaktree Capital are all said to be

CIFC’s CLO Initiative for Change makes second annual donation

Alternative credit specialist CIFC Asset Management’s philanthropic programme, the CLO Initiative for Change, has made its second annual donation. In support of educating and empowering students to reach their full potential regardless of financial means, CIFC has partnered with the deal parties of its latest CLO, CIFC Funding 2022-II, including

Blackstone Private Credit Fund returns 12.4 per cent since inception

The Blackstone Private Credit fund (BCRED) has reported a net return of 12.4 per cent since launch and an 8.5 per cent distribution yield for 2021, according to a report by Barron’s Online. While the S&P 500 was down more than 5 per cent during the first month of 2022,

Willkie appoints PE partner in LA

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Joe Kaczorowski as a partner in the firm’s Corporate & Financial Services Department, where he will be part of Willkie’s leading Private Equity Practice Group. Kaczorowski, who is based in Willkie’s Los Angeles office, was previously Special Counsel at Cooley LLP, and Assistant General

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