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The latest annual edition of the KPMG Private debt fund survey powered by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI), reveals that the sector saw AuM of private debt funds soar by 40.6 per cent compared to 2020.
The increase brings total assets under management to a record EUR181.7 billion, and builds on the 36.2 per cent growth in AuM for private debt funds seen in the last year’s survey.
Camille Thommes, Director General of ALFI, says: “As this year’s survey once again highlights, the rising star among the so-called alternative investments, private debt, has shown impressive growth
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company BL Rankings (Best Lawyers) to Abry Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Best Lawyers is a leading provider of ranking and marketing services to the global legal community. The Company generates proprietary, peer-reviewed rankings of lawyers and law firms across various practice areas, which reach a readership audience of over 19 million people annually. As a supplier of critical marketing tools for its customers, the Company offers a suite of digital and non-digital products to its diverse global customer base.
Private equity firm General Atlantic has appointed Ajay Banga as Vice Chairman. In this role, Banga will advise on strategic matters for the firm, its investment teams and its portfolio of more than 165 growth companies around the world.
Banga is a specialist in technology, data and financial services, with a long track record of developing commercially sustainable social impact and innovating for inclusion. Over the course of his career, he has developed and executed major international growth strategies and has served as an advisor to governments, companies, and organisations of all kinds, and advocated for partnerships and systems that
After more than 10 years as part of the Virgin Group, Virgin Care, has been acquired by Twenty20.
Twenty20 Capital has acquired Virgin Care front the Virgin Group and rebranded the business as HCRG Care Group.
Under the leadership of Dr Vivienne McVey, Virgin Care has evolved to become a respected and trusted partner in the provision of high quality and excellent value health and care services, making a positive difference to millions of people across the country. This transaction helps enable the business to develop additional services that enhance both the quality of provision and the value given
Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas), the private equity investor focused on investing in and growing Nordic mid-market companies, has sold Ouriginal Group AB (Ouriginal) to Turnitin, a specialist in academic integrity and education software.
Ouriginal, previously named Urkund, is a market leader in the Nordics and the DACH region for plagiarism prevention and detection software, mainly used by educational institutions. Since Procuritas first invested in 2018, Ouriginal has nearly tripled in size, driven by strong organic growth, a successful acquisition of PlagScan, and the internal expansion of the sales and marketing capabilities.
Ouriginal management worked closely with Procuritas to
EY has invested in its Private Equity team, making two key appointments to better support clients in driving value.
An affiliate of middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has made a significant strategic growth investment in Dealt Financial Group, an equipment finance platform.
The structured growth investment will empower Delta to execute an innovative, scalable, and institutional approach to the USD1.4 trillion equipment finance and leasing market. Delta, established by a team of industry professionals and military veterans, primarily focuses on enterprise scale “Fair Market Value” operating leases of mission-critical assets across a range of industries. The company’s core social impact objective is to engage and benefit the military veteran community.
“This partnership with Peak Rock
NewSpring, a family of private equity strategies, has promoted Hart Callahan to Partner of NewSpring Growth, the Firm’s dedicated growth and expansion strategy.
NewSpring Growth invests in industry-transforming, fast-growing companies with talented, innovative management teams to support their growth.
“The NewSpring Growth team is composed of former operators and investors with a relentless focus on value creation. The promotion of Hart further strengthens this team’s ability to source attractive investment opportunities and help our existing portfolio companies devise innovative growth strategies that bring their businesses to new heights, creating measurable value for both our management teams and our investors,” says
The UK Infrastructure Bank has made its first private sector transaction, which will help catalyse a new GBP500 million fund with NextEnergy Capital that could double the amount of subsidy-free solar power in the UK.
The fund, NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG), is a private 10-year solar infrastructure fund which aims to raise GBP500 million to invest in subsidy-free solar power plants in the UK. It will be the largest subsidy-free solar investment fund in the UK, managed by NextEnergy Capital (NEC) a global leader in the solar infrastructure sector. Once the fund is fully operational it will have an
True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, today announced that it has strengthened its team with the addition of the following seasoned professionals.
Nima Kelly has joined the firm as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Kelly most recently served as Chief Legal Officer at GoDaddy, where she worked for 19 years and held a variety of legal and operational roles. Her notable highlights include shepherding GoDaddy’s evolution from an entrepreneur–led start–up to a private equity-controlled business to a publicly traded enterprise.
Michael Crest has joined the
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