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Global investment firm Tower Peak Partners has hired Monika Dangova as Head of Sustainability. Based in London, Dangova will oversee sustainability integration across Tower Peak’s investment portfolios, including ESG data management, and driving the firm’s environmental and social impact initiatives.
British specialist lender Shawbrook has priced its shares at £3.70 each, valuing the business at approximately £1.92bn, in what is London’s largest initial public offering in two years, according to a report by Reuters. Shares in the company subsequently rose by as much as 8% in early trading.
US-based private equity firm Roark Capital is exploring a sale of bakery chain Nothing Bundt Cakes with a potential valuation of up to $2bn, according to a report by Reuters citing people familiar with the matter. The firm has reportedly hired advisers North Point and Bank of America to run the sale process, which is expected to launch in early 2026.
Global private investment firm Fairlight Capital Partners has acquired a minority stake in Noviscient, an award-winning fintech that is transforming how emerging and boutique managers launch, operate and scale institutional-grade hedge funds.
Armira, a European investment holding focused on partnering with entrepreneur-led and family-owned businesses, has closed its latest fundraising programme above its hard cap, with total capital available for deployment – including co-investments – of €1bn. The raise was significantly oversubscribed. With this closing, Armira’s platform now manages c€5bn of capital.
Apollo Global Management co-President Scott Kleinman expects private equity deal activity to continue at a slower pace, even as investors anticipate Federal Reserve rate cuts could revive the market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Asia-Pacific private credit market is projected to grow from about $59bn in 2024 to $92bn by 2027, representing a compound annual growth rate of roughly 16%, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites joint research from the Alternative Investment Management Association, in collaboration with the Alternative Credit Council, Simmons & Simmons, Ernst & Young, and Broadridge.
With LP diversification dominating discourse, private equity managers are set to serve many masters with distinct priorities. Based on Private Equity Wire’s allocator surveys of more than 100 LPs through 2025, here are some factors that wealth managers very clearly prioritise more than the traditional institutional LP base. In time, we’ll add a range of platforms, including retail, to the mix.
Nordic Capital and Astorg have agreed to sell their co-controlling stakes in Clario, a provider of digital endpoint solutions for clinical trials, to Thermo Fisher Scientific in an all-cash transaction reportedly valued at around $8.9bn.
Hollyport Capital, a specialist secondary investor focused on capturing value in legacy private equity assets, has closed its ninth flagship fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX. The fund was oversubscribed and raised $4.3bn, including the General Partner’s commitment, which exceeded the Fund’s $3bn target and is more than double the size of its predecessor fund. The firm raised an additional $250m through separately managed accounts, taking total platform commitments to over $4.5bn.
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