French private equity firm Archimed SAS has agreed to buy UK software company Instem, a provider of IT services for drug development in the global life sciences market, in a take-private deal that values the Staffordshire-based business at £203m.Â
Private investment firm Hillhouse Capital is looking to raise over $1.4bn from Chinese investors for a new renminbi fund which will focus on investments in the healthcare sector, according to a report by The Financial Times.
Despite a predicted boom in allocations to alternative investments including hedge funds, private equity, private credit, and real estate, fundraising has slowed significantly in 2023, according to a report from the Financial Times.
The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has partnered with Avenir Technology Limited, a global developer of financial market infrastructure solutions, to provide auction trading, settlement and registry management technology for its new private market service, TISE Private Markets. Â
Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, ingredients, and life sciences sectors, have acquired Isolatek International (Isolatek), a manufacturer and supplier of passive fireproofing technologies.Â
The board of Oak Brook, the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, has approved up to $555m in manager hires and commitments in the direct lending and credit funds space, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Bids to acquire two coal mines that BHP is seeking to offload in Queensland, Australia could be financed with the help of large loans of between $3bn and $4bn from private credit funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hauser Private Equity, a co-investor and fund manager based in Cincinnati, has appointed Hayley Long as Investor Development Director with responsibility for managing relationships with existing investors and partners, and raising future capital.
M&A tech provider Datasite has completed the acquisition of MergerLinks, a London-based financial data platform used by finance professionals to find deal information, promote credentials and connect with investors, companies, and advisors for capital transactions.
Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube), a European mid-market infrastructure investor, has agreed to acquire Urbaser Nordic (Nord), a provider of municipal waste collection services to local communities in all Nordic countries, through its fund Cube Infrastructure Fund III.Â
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