Global multi-strategy investment firm Arena Investors LP is set to close its Singapore office, reallocating resources to other regions, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.

Goldman Sachs-backed Petershill Partners Plc is set to return $921m to investors and delist from the London Stock Exchange, valuing the firm at approximately $4.5bn – a 35% premium to its last closing price, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global private investment giant KKR is holding its first-ever board meeting in Asia in Tokyo this week, underscoring the growing importance of Japan to the New York-based firm’s regional strategy, according to a report by Reuters.

Credit-focused hedge fund firm Daimeter Capital Partners and private investment firm Apollo Global Management haver closed short positions against the debt of First Brands Group, the heavily leveraged US auto-parts maker, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Apollo Global Management is in early-stage discussions with UK asset manager Schroders over a potential private markets product partnership, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.

Private equity sponsors have injected more than $2.5bn into at least 165 distressed mid-market portfolio companies over the past five years, but only a small minority see lasting credit improvement, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new research from S&P Global Ratings.

Apollo Global Management president Jim Zelter has warned that the private equity industry faces an inevitable shakeout, with some firms unlikely to survive the prolonged fundraising slowdown, according to a report by Bloomberg.