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Sycamore Partners is in advanced discussions to sell UK health and beauty retailer Boots to the Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family in a transaction that could value the business at about $9bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Ares Management is leading a $2bn debt facility for Phoenix Tower International (PTI), as part of a broader $6.5bn financing package designed to refinance the telecom infrastructure operator’s existing debt and fund its continued expansion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Australian private credit manager Metrics Credit Partners has temporarily suspended redemptions from a number of underlying unlisted funds, according to a report by Reuters, adding to signs of strain across the country’s fast-growing non-bank lending market. The move comes after auditor KPMG declined to sign off on the full-year accounts of three listed Metrics vehicles.
Warburg Pincus has realised around $12bn from investment exits so far this year, matching the record amount returned by the private equity firm across the whole of 2025, according to a report by Reuters.
Clearlake Capital Group has raised $1bn through a collateralised fund obligation (CFO) backed by stakes in its private market funds, after restructuring the transaction following discussions with prospective investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Schroders Capital chief executive Georg Wunderlin is set to leave the asset manager as Schroders completes its integration with US-based Nuveen, with group CEO Richard Oldfield expected to take direct responsibility for the private markets business, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bain Capital is among the private equity firms bidding for Edged, the US data centre developer and operator owned by Koch, in a transaction that could value the business at more than $15bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs’ $18.2bn private credit fund recorded another decline in investor redemption requests during the third quarter, bucking the elevated withdrawal levels reported across much of the private credit market, according to a report by Reuters.
Princeton Equity Group has closed its third flagship private equity fund with $1.3bn in commitments, more than doubling the size of its predecessor as institutional demand drove a heavily oversubscribed fundraise.
Abu Dhabi sovereign investment platform L’imad Capital is preparing to raise capital from external investors for a new investment vehicle focused on private equity and other alternative assets, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
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