Managers
UK mid-market private equity firm Palatine has formed a strategic partnership with Flotilla, a sustainability specialist for the private equity sector, as it looks to elevate ESG performance across its portfolio companies.
Alex van Hoek, the new Head of Private Equity at global private investment firm Apollo Global Management, says the firm may deploy more capital for buyout deals in Europe than on home turf in the US, according to a Bloomberg report.
Apollo Global Management is targeting Spain for private market investments in energy transition, data centres, and infrastructure, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Konstantin Sajonia-Coburgo, the firm’s senior advisor for Iberia.Â
Swedish buyout firm EQT AB is benefitting from global investors seeking alternatives to the US, with Europe and Asia emerging as key growth markets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing departing Chairman and Founder Conni Jonsson.
Japan is emerging as a key target market for global private equity as corporate reforms, a weak yen, and a large pool of under-optimised companies attract buyout interest, with KKR, Blackstone, Bain Capital, EQT, and Warburg Pincus among those actively deploying capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
VC and mid-market PE firms are increasingly concerned about regulatory issues with particular worries about their impact on investment, new research from Ocorian shows, despite the apparent pivot away from regulation by enforcement by US regulators.
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.
Apollo Global Management has launched a dedicated sports investing platform, Apollo Sports Capital, appointing Al Tylis as chief executive officer to lead the firm’s push into the rapidly expanding sports finance sector, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Advent International has paid around $10m in termination fees after its planned $1.1bn acquisition of the China operations of contact lens maker Ginko International from EQT fell apart in the final stages, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people 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.
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