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Peter Stefanski, a veteran of Thoma Bravo, has joined Nexa Equity as a partner to bolster the firm’s focus on AI-driven investments, according to a report by Reuters. Stefanski spent 14 years at Thoma Bravo, including time working as a partner on the firm’s flagship fund.
Blackstone Inc is deploying more than $1bn in private credit to refinance loans tied to clinical trial software company Signant Health, according to a report by Bloomberg. The investment company will reportedly hold more than half the total debt, with other direct lenders joining in the future.
UK-based private equity firm Cinven is weighing a potential exit for German software company Think‑cell, with the business possibly being marketed at a valuation of up to €3bn ($3.5bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
French media and entertainment group Banijay has struck a deal to buy a majority stake in sports-betting operator Tipico from private-equity firm CVC Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
Restaurant Brands International (RBI), the owner of Burger King, has shortlisted Chinese private equity firms CPE and HSG as potential acquirers of a controlling stake in the fast food chain’s China business, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
Private investment giant Blackstone has appointed Michele Raba, previously head of European Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, to lead its European corporate private equity business, according to a report by Reuters.
Sweden’s EQT – one of Europe’s largest private equity firms – has made a takeover approach for Australia’s AUB Group, valuing the insurance broking and risk services company at around AUD5.25bn ($3.41bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Henry Kravis, co-founder of KKR & Co, has said he sees no systemic risk in the private-credit market despite recent scares involving US loan losses and corporate restructurings, according to a report by Bloomberg. Speaking at an industry event in Berlin, Kravis said that “not one penny of private credit” figured in the major bankruptcies of Tricolor Holdings and First Brands Group, which have stirred concern over the asset class.
Sanari Capital has exited its investment in Fernridge Solutions, selling its stake to Broll Property Group. The firm believes that Broll’s pan-African reach and expertise in real estate and technology will enable it to lead the next phase of growth for the Johannesburg-based market intelligence and geospatial analytics firm.
A consortium of private-credit firms including Pemberton Asset Management, Blue Owl Capital, and Hayfin Capital Management, are acquiring ownership stakes in telecom-equipment supplier Netceed in exchange for writing off some of their debt as part of a debt-for-equity swap, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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