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Private investment firm HIG Capital has shelved plans to launch new funds focused exclusively on investments in the technology sector and will instead deploy capital through other more diversified vehicles, according to a report by Bloomberg.
SCIO, a lender specialising in European asset-based credit, focuses on providing long-term value to investors and borrowers alike. Partner & CIO Greg Branch chats to Private Equity Wire about some of the current challenges and opportunities in the space and the outlook for special situations and asset-based finance.
Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management group with €42.0bn AUM across private debt, real assets, private equity and capital markets strategies, is in advanced discussions with Nikko Asset Management, one of Asia’s largest asset managers, over a business and capital alliance.
Alternative investment firm GI Partners has launched a new venture, UDLR Healthcare, focused on investments in medical outpatient buildings, in partnership with a team of former executives from Healthcare Trust of America (HTA).
European private equity firm Exponent has chosen Dublin as the location for its new operational base after deciding to utilise Ireland’s newly revised Investment Limited Partnership structure to allow its Irish business to operate as an Alternative Investment Fund Manager.
Jaime Hector & Louis-Roch Burgard (pictured), Co-Heads of Equity at Infranity, an asset management company specialising in infrastructure investments with a clear ESG commitment, speak to Private Equity Wire about the challenges of balancing sustainability goals and investor success within today’s PE landscape…
RAISE Impact is an impact investment strategy dedicated to investing in growth companies that are both profitable and committed to building a more sustainable future. The strategy’s Co-head, Aglaé Touchard Le Drian (pictured), highlights how ESG considerations are integrated into every stage of the investment cycle and act as an effective lever for value creation…
In a bid to retain top talent as the industry combats a prolonged period of subdues deals activity, private equity firms are offering a range of staff ‘benefits’ including higher base salaries, more paid time-offs, gym discounts, travel insurance, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has completed the sale of a diversified portfolio of 20 limited partnership private equity fund interests in mostly North American and European buyout funds to private investment firm Ardian for around CAD2.1bn.
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Big name private equity firms including KKR and Carlyle are increasingly pivoting from their traditional buyout strategies to the private credit sector as they look to combat a prolonged slump in dealmaking, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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