Managers
Sweden-based private-markets firm EQT AB is aiming to more than double its European investments — raising them from roughly €120bn over the last five years, to €250bn over the next five — according to a report by Reuters.
Private credit returns are likely to ease in the coming quarters as spreads narrow and interest rates fall, says Josh Easterly, Co-Chief Investment Officer at Sixth Street Partners, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The founders of Swiss private equity giant Partners Group Holding AG — Alfred Gantner, Marcel Erni, and Urs Wietlisbach — have made a significant move to complicate Switzerland’s proposed deal with the European Union, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firm PAI Partners is in exclusive negotiations to acquire a majority stake in the Cyrus Group, a France-based wealth management firm, through a strategic partnership with the Cyrus management team. The management team would reinvest significantly as part of the transaction.
Global accounting network BDO International, whose members collectively generate over $15bn in annual revenue, has issued guidance to its member firms recommending that they refrain from accepting equity investments from private-equity or other non-traditional capital providers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB plans to deploy more than $250bn in the United States over the next five years, marking a major step-up in the firm’s North American ambitions across private capital, infrastructure, and real estate, according to a report by Bloomberg citing CEO Per Franzen.
Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz has said that while recent volatility in credit markets is a concern, he remains encouraged by signs of economic resilience, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK pension funds have increased allocations to private markets, though levels still trail the ambitions set by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from the Association of British Insurers.
Former Carlyle Group executive Jay Koh says that investors should be focusing more on the opportunities surrounding extreme weather resilience and climate adaptation, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore-headquartered private investment fund CBC Group has closed a $500m fundraise for its second R-Bridge Healthcare Fund, making it Asia’s largest healthcare-focused private credit fund, according to a report by Reuters.
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