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Major League Baseball (MLB) has revised its ownership framework to allow private equity firms to hold stakes of up to 20% in individual franchises, according to a report by Front Office Sports.
Blackstone has shelved plans for a roughly $3bn collateralised fund obligation designed to provide liquidity against a portfolio of ageing private equity fund stakes, highlighting the challenges facing the market for older buyout assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Paul Weiss is expanding its private equity practice in New York with the hire of three Weil partners, who will join former Weil private equity co-head Chris Machera at the firm, according to a report by the Global Legal Post.
Lone Star Funds is exploring strategic options for Evoca, including a potential debt-for-equity restructuring with creditors, or a sale of the Italian coffee-machine manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg.
UK-listed private capital firm Pollen Street has confirmed it is reviewing strategic options, including a possible take-private transaction, and has begun preliminary discussions with a limited number of potential counterparties about a potential offer, according to a report by Reuters.
Juniper Square has partnered with Nasdaq eVestment to launch Capital Intelligence, an AI-powered tool designed to give private markets investor relations teams greater visibility into institutional investors and fundraising opportunities.
Blackstone says trade tensions and concerns surrounding artificial intelligence have not materially slowed its fundraising or investment activity, with the private equity firm continuing to deploy capital across global markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Goldman Sachs has emerged as the leading bidder to acquire Palmer Square Capital Management, the $37bn credit manager, as the investment bank looks to accelerate the expansion of its asset management business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firms are facing intensifying competition for a limited pool of attractive assets, with 82% of US fund managers expecting deal prices to increase over the next year, according to a new survey from BDO.
CVC Capital Partners-backed home insurer Bamboo Insurance has postponed its planned US initial public offering, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter, in a setback for the PE firm’s potential exit from the business.
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