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Private investment firm Ardian has acquired a minority stake in JPB Système, a French industrial firm specialising in the design of self-locking fastening solutions for aircraft engines, to accelerate the group’s international growth and support its innovation strategy.
EQT is in exploratory talks with major secondary-market players including Coller Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Pantheon as it seeks to significantly expand its footprint in the private markets secondaries arena, according to a report by Bloomberg. The firm is currently valued at $39.8bn.
Swedish private equity giant EQT AB plans to deploy more than $250bn in the United States over the next five years, marking a major step-up in the firm’s North American ambitions across private capital, infrastructure, and real estate, according to a report by Bloomberg citing CEO Per Franzen.
iGravity, an impact advisory and investment management firm, has invested in TLG Capital’s flagship fund, Africa Growth Impact Fund II. With investment in the fund including the International Finance Corporation and state investment bodies in Sweden, Norway, and France, iGravity aims to bring its experience in managing impact-focussed portfolios that combine financial returns with social and environmental outcomes across emerging markets.
Africa-focussed asset manager Enko Capital has secured $100m at the first close of its flagship private credit vehicle targeting mid-market companies across sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund has a target size of $150m at final close and a hard cap of $200m.
Global investment firm KKR and Portugal-based Quadrantis Capital are set to acquire minority interests in Peak Reinsurance Company, according to a report by Reuters. The firm is majority-owned by Hong Kong-listed Fosun International.
Finnish venture capital firm Lifeline Ventures has secured commitments totalling €400m for its sixth and largest fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund is earmarked to back early-stage technology companies across Europe, building on Lifeline’s track-record which includes investments in stand-outs such as Supercell, Wolt, Ōura and ICEYE.
Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz has said that while recent volatility in credit markets is a concern, he remains encouraged by signs of economic resilience, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Diversis Capital Management, LP (Diversis), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on investments in software and tech-enabled services organisations, has closed its Diversis Capital Partners III fund, with over $1.2bn of total commitments, surpassing its target of $850m.
Brazil-based alternative asset manager Patria has closed its biggest ever infrastructure fund with capital commitments of approximately $2.9bn for investment in Latin America, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund will target infrastructure opportunities across the region, with a focus on sectors such as renewable energy, digital infrastructure, sanitation, logistics and transport.
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