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Software-focused sponsor Vista Equity Partners has informed its investors of plans to significantly reduce its workforce as the firm accelerates the integration of artificial-intelligence platforms, according to a report by the Financial Times.
BP is in advanced discussions with investment firm Stonepeak regarding the potential sale of its lubricants business Castrol, a move aligned with BP’s target to divest approximately $20bn by 2027, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.
Global private investment firm Permira has appointed Mark Solomons as a Senior Adviser, bringing extensive global M&A and digital marketplace expertise to support strategic M&A and value creation activity across the firm’s portfolio.
One Equity Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, has exited its investment in InfuCare Rx, Inc through a strategic founder-led equity buyback. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Renovus Capital Partners has acquired K2 Services, a provider of comprehensive managed services, and also competed two strategic add-on acquisitions to the business – Epiq Global Business Transformation Solutions and Forrest Solutions.
Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, has acquired OEConnection LLC, an end-to-end platform for the automotive aftersales ecosystem, from Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focussed on investments in targeted segments of the software, financial services, industrials, and healthcare industries. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Credit strategies accounted for about $152bn of the $257bn total capital raised by six major publicly-listed alternative-asset managers in Q3, highlighting a continued shift of investor focus toward lending and debt-based platforms, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Cybersecurity platform Optiv Inc, backed by KKR & Co, has initiated confidential negotiations with holders of its second-lien loans as it confronts a wave of maturing debt in 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Neuberger Berman, a global, private, employee-owned investment manager, has closed its fund NB Private Debt V, raising $7.3bn inclusive of leverage, exceeding its original target. The Fund aims to invest in senior secured, first-lien and unitranche loans to US private equity-owned companies. Its investor base is comprised of a range of global institutions from North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Chinese investor Centurium Capital, known for backing fast-growing coffee chain Luckin Coffee, is considering a proposal to acquire UK chain Costa Coffee from Coca‑Cola Co, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
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