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CVC Capital Partners, a private markets major with approximately €186bn in AUM, has revived plans for an initial public offering in Amsterdam, which could raise between €1bn and €1.5bn and give the business a valuation of €13bn to €15bn.
LA-based private equity firm OpenGate Capital has partnered with Ownership Works, a nonprofit founded by KKR’s Co-Head of Global Private Equity Pete Stavros that is aiming to generate at least $20bn of wealth for employees over the next decade.
KKR & Co has set its sights on increasing AUM at the private investment firm to at least $1tn in the next five years, and has laid out a plan to scale its core businesses to reach the target, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Alternative fund managers, including private equity fund managers, are losing investment mandates or clients because of compliance issues, according to research from Ocorian and Newgate Compliance, both providers of regulation and compliance services for funds, corporates, capital markets and private clients. 
Investment manager Barings has filed a lawsuit against Corinthia Global Management and former employees Ian Fowler and Kelsey Tucker after the Nomura Holdings-backed private credit asset manager recruited over 20 employees from Barings in recent years, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms KKR & Co and Blackstone and hedge fund major Citadel are discussing ways to deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s crackdown on the financial industry’s use of disappearing messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, according to a report by Bloomberg.
WH Equity Partners, a US private equity firm focused on growth investments and buyouts in the small and mid-cap sectors, has been launched by Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer Peter Weinbach and Senior Managing Director Grant Harshbarger. 
Despite a decline in both private equity infrastructure dealmaking and fundraising in 2023, limited partners are planning to increase their commitments to the asset class, according to a new report by Boston Consulting Group.
Investment platform Corinthia Global Management is hiring a 20-plus private credit team from $381m global investment management firm Barings, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people with knowledge of the matter. 
European private equity firm HQ Capital has opened an office in Singapore and appointed Michael Hu as Managing Director and Head of Asia. In his new role, Hu will lead the firm’s investment and business development activities in Asia and will also join its global executive committee.  

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