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China’s CIC halts $1bn US PE sale

China Investment Corp, the country’s $1.3tn sovereign wealth fund, has abruptly pulled the plug on a planned $1bn sale of US private equity fund stakes, marking a rare reversal deep into the secondary sale process, according to a report by Bloomberg.

CVC eyes $400m loan for BAPE dividend payout

London-based private equity giant CVC Capital Partners is in advanced talks to secure a $400m, five-year syndicated loan to enable a dividend payout from its portfolio company A Bathing Ape (BAPE), according to a report by Bloomberg.

PE holding $1tn of unsold assets as M&A stall

Private equity firms are sitting on roughly $1tn of unsold assets – tying up capital that would normally have been returned to investors by now – as global M&A activity falters under the weight of high financing costs, tariff uncertainty, and geopolitical risks, according to a report by Reuters.

Blackstone plans $500bn European investment push over next decade

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset managers, is planning to invest up to $500bn in Europe over the next ten years, according to a report by Reuters citing comments made by CEO Steve Schwarzman in a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday.

Healthcare, and the consolidation opportunity in Lithuania

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | In March, the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund exited InMedica Group – Lithuania’s largest private healthcare network – to Mehiläinen, an international digital healthcare company with Finnish origins. InMedica represented two milestones for the closed-end private equity fund, which launched in 2019 with €165m: it was

Fortress and Kimmeridge establish Abu Dhabi offices

Private investment heavyweight Fortress Investment Group and energy-focused private equity firm Kimmeridge have both launched new offices in Abu Dhabi, as they seek to capitalise on strategic partnerships with SWF Mubadala Investment Company, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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