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Ares Management has taken control of UK broadband provider Toob after the company’s existing shareholders agreed to transfer their stakes to the private credit firm, which is also its senior lender, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Partners Group has emerged as the weakest-performing stock in MSCI’s European financials index this year, as investors continue to digest concerns over withdrawals from the Swiss alternative asset manager’s evergreen funds, according to a sort by Bloomberg.
Private credit is facing renewed pressure as the proportion of troubled loans held by major lenders rises to levels not seen since 2017, highlighting growing risks across the $2tn asset class, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Partners Group has secured a $1bn private credit mandate from an unnamed major institutional investor in Asia, as demand for private debt continues to grow among regional allocators, according to a press statement by the firm.
Kedrion Biopharma is exploring a debt financing of around €2bn that could be used in part to fund a dividend payment to its shareholders, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Private equity firms Carlyle Group and CVC Capital Partners are considering a joint bid for European security systems provider Bauwatch, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
PayPal Holdings is in negotiations with payments group Stripe and private equity firm Advent International over a potential takeover, with the parties discussing a higher price after an initial offer was rejected, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Silver Lake is exploring a potential acquisition of Workday that could value the cloud software provider at more than $50bn, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the discussions.
Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire insurance marketplace Accelerant in an all-cash transaction valued at more than $4bn, taking the company private just over a year after it floated on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a report by Reuters.
Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital is closing in on an agreement to acquire Lingxi Games, the video game division of Alibaba Group, in a transaction that could value the business at more than $1.5bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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