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Ecosystem Investment Partners, a real asset, private equity firm, has closed its fund Ecosystem Investment Partners V, with over $400m of capital commitments to EIP V and its related entities, bringing the total amount raised by the firm to $1.5bn.
Colbeck Capital Management, a middle-market private credit firm focused on strategic lending, has appointed Michael Smith as a Managing Director on the Investment Team. Based in New York, he will report to Colbeck’s Co-Founders and Managing Partners, Jason Beckman and Jason Colodne.
Blackstone Inc is reportedly in discussions with private credit lenders to raise approximately £1.1bn for its Clarion Events business, with proceeds intended to refinance existing debt and fund a dividend recapitalisation, according to a report by Bloomberg.
German chemical firm BASF has agreed to sell its automotive OEM coatings, automotive refining coatings, and surface treatment businesses to private investment major Carlyle, in partnership with the Qatar Investment Authority.
Warburg Pincus is set to acquire PSI Software, a German provider of software solutions for power and gas transmission grids and industrial automation, in a deal valuing the company at over €700m, according to a report by Reuters.
Investor sentiment toward private credit funds is souring as the first US Federal Reserve rate cuts in years begin to squeeze payouts and test the resilience of the once high-flying asset class, according to data analysed by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management and The Vistria Group scored a solid market debut for their education investment as University of Phoenix owner Phoenix Education Partners surged 18.8% on its first day of NYSE trading, valuing the company at around $1.35bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Permira, an €80bn global investment firm operating across private equity and private credit, has appointed Caitlin Brodie as a Managing Director in its US Capital Formation team in the firm’s office in New York.
Software-focussed private investment firm Thoma Bravo has closed a $5.5bn leveraged loan to support its pending acquisition of HR software provider Dayforce Inc, following robust investor interest, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone has appointed Deutsche Bank veteran Apurva Shah to a senior role in its private credit and insurance business in India, marking the firm’s first dedicated hire for credit in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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