French private equity firm Ardian is to open a new office in Abu Dhabi – its 16th globally – as part of an initiative to expand partnerships in the region and support portfolio companies expanding into the region, according to a report by Reuters.
Assets under management at Blackstone hit a record $974.7 billion as at the end of December 2022, an increase of 10.6% on $880.9 billion reported at the end of the same quarter in 2021, but just shy of the company’s stated $1 trillion target for the year.
Private equity firm Helios Investment Partners plans to list some of its assets in the US via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Onyx Acquisition Co I in a deal valued at nearly $1 billion, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in middle market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies, has opened a new European office in Amsterdam.
Dextra Partners, a new independent, multi-strategy investment firm focused on providing investors with middle market private equity opportunities, has launched in New York with $2.5 billion of investable capital from a group of strategic partners. Dextra’s six founding partners, who own a controlling interest in the firm, have a combined
Fast-growing private equity firm Catalio Capital Management is to acquire HealthCor, a healthcare-focused equities hedge fund firm founded by veteran healthcare investors Art Chen and Joe Healey.
A shortage of debt financing due to rising interest rates and a reluctance by banks to loosen their purse strings has caused private equity funds to rethink how they pull off large buyout deals, according to a report by Reuters. After a rousing start to 2022, the leveraged buyout (LBO)
Asset managers are selling private equity holdings via secondary market transactions at a record rate as they look to cover losses from other investment and rebalance portfolios, according to a report by Reuters. The report says that the sell-off is another signal that investors are beginning to “fall out of
VI Asset Management has appointed Apex Group to provide fund administration services to its inaugural evergreen Asia private credit fund.
Blackstone is considering delaying the launch of a new flagship private equity fund for wealthy investors following heavy investor withdrawals from two other funds aimed at a similar investor base – a real estate vehicle and one private credit fund – according to a report by the Financial Times.
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