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Ares Capital Management, a subsidiary of global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation, is to acquire, on behalf of funds managed by the Ares Credit Group, the middle market lending portfolio from Annaly Capital Management for approximately $2.4 billion.
Ares’ Credit Group believes that it is familiar with a significant number of the investments in the portfolio either through overlapping portfolio companies or through the historical review of these companies. In addition, there is substantial overlap with the financial sponsors backing the portfolio as well as opportunities to strengthen ties with sponsors new to Ares.
Overall, the addition of the
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has added Tony Palmer to its team of Operating Partners.
Palmer will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies through strategic growth initiatives focused on manufacturing and distribution in the food and beverage industry.
He joins One Rock Operating Partners Frank Orfanello and Dr Kevin Lang who are also focused on leading operational and strategic improvements in One Rock’s investments in the food and beverage industry.
Prior to joining One Rock, Palmer served as President of Global Brands and Innovation, as well
Helios has raised €9 million in a round led by Racine2 – a fund operated by Serena and Makesense – with participation from Raise Seed for Good funds, tier one business angels such as Hugues Le Bret, the founder of Nickel, and the C-suite of several startups such as Malt, Swile, Meero, or Blissim (formerly Birchbox).
This fundraising represents the largest Greentech/Climatech seed round in Europe.
Helios is a new ecological banking solution. Unlike conventional banks, it enables complete transparency regarding the destination of its financing and guarantees that not a single euro in its accounts will be used to
Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a distribution platform for outdoor living products with a focus on hardscapes and a portfolio company of Trilantic North America, has acquired Back Yard Living (BYL), an independent distributor of decorative hardscape, paving stones, fireplaces, outdoor appliances, and outdoor lighting.
Fjord1 AS (Fjord1), one of the largest ferry and high-speed passenger boat operators in Norway and a portfolio company of private equity firm Vision Ridge partners, has completed a NOK 6.5 billion debt refinancing.
Proceeds will be used to repay the company’s existing loan facilities including the outstanding bond (ticker FJORD01 and ISIN NO0010810302) and all additional outstanding interest and principal through the maturity date of 22 November, 2022. In connection with the completion of the refinancing, Fjord1 expects to launch a buyback offer to its existing bondholders.
Harrison Street, an investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets, has appointed Mina Kojuri has joined the firm as a director in the firm’s Investor Relations group.
Kojuri is responsible for capital raising activities and promoting the firm’s global strategies to institutional investors predominantly located in Europe. Kojuri is based in the firm’s London office, and will report to Albert Yang, Managing Director at Harrison Street.
Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), a middle market private equity firm that focuses on building information, marketing and tech-enabled services platform companies in growing vertical markets, has completed a final close for its second investment fund, GCP II, at its amended hard cap of $270 million.
GCP II had a $200 million target and received limited partner commitments in excess of its hard cap.
GCP’s investor base is comprised of investors from a broad range of institutions, family offices and executives from GCP’s targeted sectors including management of its portfolio companies.
GCP II will seek to make control-oriented buyouts in
Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools, and insights, has launched Company Intelligence – the latest product in its private markets data offering.
Company Intelligence helps investment teams and M&A professionals to streamline and elevate their top of the funnel deal activities, by providing them with accurate and comprehensive private market intelligence on investor-backed companies.
More institutional investors are expected to enter the asset class in the coming years and to carve out dedicated allocations to diversify and scale their commitments. There are now 64% more institutional investors allocating to venture capital than there were in 2017, according to
JTC, a global professional services provider, has launched virtual Chief Sustainability Officer (vCSO), an new service to help clients achieve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ambitions.
The vCSO offering recognises that many organisations, from fund managers and corporates, to UHNWI and family offices, are struggling to navigate the rapidly evolving ESG landscape and in particular, specific ESG regulatory and reporting requirements.
vCSO allows clients to access the benefits of a professional Chief Sustainability Officer and associated team on a flexible, outsourced basis, reducing the associated overheads. This approach provides clients with the technical knowledge and support that they need
Since the pandemic, GPs have been holding onto their trophy assets for longer. A jump in single-asset continuation vehicles is opening up buy-side opportunities for funds and investors…
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