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Walmart has paid $1.4bn to acquire Tiger Global Management’s remaining stake in Flipkart, in a deal that values the Indian e-commerce giant at $35bn, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a letter sent by Tiger Global to investors.
After a prolonged deal-making slump, private equity transactions are beginning to be fuelled by an “explosion of private debt”, according to Ken Jacobs, the Chief Executive Officer of Lazard, a financial advisory and asset management firm and one of the world’s largest private banks.
A report by Bloomberg quotes Jacobs as saying in a telephone interview on Thursday that: “The growth of the private credit markets has really supercharged the ability of companies to get financing.”
Jacobs added that he expects that more readily available financing will fuel an uptick in mergers, while companies restructuring their finances may avoid bankruptcy,
A new assessment of the fossil fuel policies of 15 of the largest private equity firms operating in North America and Europe, has found that the sector is lagging behind other investors in terms of action on climate change.
Bain Capital is acquiring 90% of Adani Capital and Adani Housing, in a deal which will buy out 100% of the Adani family’s private investments in the company.
Gaurav Gupta, CEO and managing director, will retain his stake and will continue to lead the company.
Bain has also committed $120 million in primary capital to facilitate the company’s ongoing growth. In addition, Bain Capital is also immediately making available to the Company a liquidity line $50 million in the form of Non-Convertible Debentures.
Rishi Mandawat, partner at Bain Capital, said Adani has “strong business fundamentals, an experienced team, with ability
Guy Hands is stepping down as chief investment officer and chair at Terra Firma Capital Partners, with the firm now set to be led by Paul Hatter as COO and Hands’ son Richard Hands as Managing Director responsible for residential investments and new deals, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Inflexion Private Equity Partners is buying UK-listed global law firm DWF Group in a recommended all-cash offer for £342 million, according to a report by Marketwatch.
DWF shares rose 13% following the announcement on Friday. Its price had earlier risen after the legal and business services provider DWF and London-based middle market Inflexion said last week they were in talks regarding a possible deal.
Under the agreed terms, DWF shareholders will receive a total consideration of 100 pence a share, which includes 97 pence a share in cash and 3 pence a share from a special dividend.
The offer price
Blackstone has been confirmed as the first alternative investment manager to reach $1 trillion in assets, three years ahead of schedule, according to a report by Reuters.
The milestone was achieved despite the firm seeing its Q2 distributable earnings slide by 39% – from $2 billion the previous year to $1.2 billion in 2023 – due to falling asset sales.
With the global alternative investment industry said to be sized at around $12 trillion in assets, Blackstone – which manages a range of alts investment such as private equity and real estate – had set itself the $1 trillion target
CVC has closed its CVC Capital Partners IX Fund at €26 billion, making it the largest-ever buyout fund, attracting strong demand from new and returning institutional investors.
Blackstone is on the brink of becoming the first ever private equity firm to have over $1tn in assets under management, with analysts expecting the firm to pass that milestone when it reports its latest quarterly results on Thursday, according to a report by business Standard.
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