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Private equity firm TA Associates is preparing a potential sale of bubble tea operator Gong Cha, with the process expected to attract interest from several buyout and growth investors, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Inspire Brands, the restaurant group owned by private equity firm Roark Capital, has confidentially filed for a US initial public offering, signalling a potential return to public markets for one of the sector’s largest franchised restaurant operators, according to a report by Reuters.
A series of high-profile failures in the UK’s bridging loan market is raising fresh concerns among US private credit investors, as losses, alleged fraud and weak underwriting practices ripple through one of the more aggressive corners of property-backed lending, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital is reducing its exposure to the software sector in its largest publicly traded private credit vehicle, as concerns grow over how artificial intelligence may reshape valuations and earnings in enterprise software, according to a report by Reuters.
TOP STORY: Brookfield Asset Management raised approximately $21bn in the first quarter, putting the alternative asset manager on track for a record fundraising year as it continues to scale across private equity, infrastructure and real assets, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are among a group of private credit investors in discussions to provide approximately $35bn in financing to Broadcom, in what could become one of the largest private credit transactions ever arranged, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK government has unveiled a new initiative aimed at attracting up to £99 billion of investment from Australian pension funds into British infrastructure, real estate and private market assets by 2035, as it seeks to deepen cross-border capital flows and support long-term economic growth, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Retail investor appetite for private markets products has softened in the first quarter, as concerns around valuations, credit quality and exposure to technology-linked sectors ripple through the broader alternative asset management industry, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private equity firms are increasingly returning to the European high-yield debt markets to extract dividends from portfolio companies, as elevated volatility and a subdued exit environment continue to delay traditional monetisation routes such as M&A and IPOs, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs’ listed business development company has reported a 3.7% decline in net asset value (NAV) for the first quarter, reflecting increased unrealised losses and portfolio markdowns across its private credit book, according to a report by Bloomberg citing a regulatory filing.
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