Managers
Private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners has launched Highwater, a global naval services platform focused on vessel preservation, repair and specialist sustainment services for US, Australian and allied fleets.
Alternative asset managers have provided the Bank of England with detailed data on private markets investments across 520 UK companies, as the central bank examines the potential economic impact of a downturn in private markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone’s private equity fund for wealthy investors posted its strongest monthly performance since launch in May, driven by its exposure to artificial intelligence company Anthropic, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Forgent Power Solutions and its private equity backer Neos Partners are looking to sell around 35 million shares in what would be the company’s third stock offering since listing in February, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Partners Group is considering launching slightly smaller evergreen funds in future, with chairman Steffen Meister saying the firm may better align fund sizes with long-term investor flow dynamics following recent redemption pressures.
Caplight, a platform providing pricing data and transaction infrastructure for private company shares, has raised $16m in a Series A funding round co-led by BlackRock and Fin Capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Shares in Swiss private markets manager Partners Group slipped on Monday, breaking below levels reached earlier this month after the firm imposed caps on withdrawals from its $8.6bn private equity fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity sponsors are increasingly tapping leveraged loan and high-yield bond markets to extract cash from portfolio companies through dividend recapitalisations, as constrained deal exits and strong investor demand for floating-rate debt converge to reopen a once-cyclical payout strategy, according to a report by the Business Times.
Global private investment firm The Carlyle Group is introducing a new portfolio risk framework designed to incorporate the insurance implications of extreme weather events directly into asset valuation and investment decision-making, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Bank of England has outlined a stress test framework for private markets firms that many participants view as more severe than conditions seen during the Global Financial Crisis, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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