Managers
London-based private equity giant CVC Capital Partners is in advanced talks to secure a $400m, five-year syndicated loan to enable a dividend payout from its portfolio company A Bathing Ape (BAPE), according to a report by Bloomberg.
CVC Capital has launched CVC Catalyst, a new sector-agnostic private equity strategy dedicated to high-quality, faster-growing mid-market businesses across Europe. The focus will be on on equity investments of under €250m in companies with strong growth potential.
Private equity firms are sitting on roughly $1tn of unsold assets – tying up capital that would normally have been returned to investors by now – as global M&A activity falters under the weight of high financing costs, tariff uncertainty, and geopolitical risks, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset managers, is planning to invest up to $500bn in Europe over the next ten years, according to a report by Reuters citing comments made by CEO Steve Schwarzman in a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | In March, the INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund exited InMedica Group – Lithuania’s largest private healthcare network – to Mehiläinen, an international digital healthcare company with Finnish origins. InMedica represented two milestones for the closed-end private equity fund, which launched in 2019 with €165m: it was both the fund’s first investment and its first exit.
While cryptocurrency has been central to the digital economy for some time now, a new sector is emerging: tokenisation – the process of digitising tangible and intangible assets on the blockchain. Its appearance coincides with a critical juncture for private markets.  Jersey Finance’s Americas Lead, Philip Pirecki (pictured), and Head of Funds, Elliot Refson, outline the trends making this happen.
Private investment heavyweight Fortress Investment Group and energy-focused private equity firm Kimmeridge have both launched new offices in Abu Dhabi, as they seek to capitalise on strategic partnerships with SWF Mubadala Investment Company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
David Gentile, Founder and former CEO of GPB Capital Holdings, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison following his conviction for orchestrating a Ponzi-like fraud scheme that imperilled nearly $1.6bn in investor capital, according to a report by Bloomberg.
STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION | The food and beverage sector is constantly evolving – shaped by shifting consumer preferences, supply chain volatility, and a growing demand for sustainability. For investors, this represents both a challenge and an opportunity, particularly in the plant-based space, says Maven Capital Partners Investment Manager Rebecca MacDermid.
Private investment giant The Carlyle Group is positioning itself to capitalise on dislocations in the current investment landscape, with $84bn in available capital ready for deployment, according to a report by Reuters.
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