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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.
Apollo Global Management is targeting Spain for private market investments in energy transition, data centres, and infrastructure, according to a report by Bloomberg citing Konstantin Sajonia-Coburgo, the firm’s senior advisor for Iberia.
Golub Capital is committing at least $1bn of its own capital to a new platform designed to invest in private equity continuation vehicles, marking a significant strategic expansion into the fast-growing GP-led secondaries market.
Alliance Laundry Systems made a strong debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, closing its first day of trading up 11.4% giving the company a market valuation of roughly $4.8bn and marking a successful partial exit for PE firm BDT Capital Partners, according to a report by Reuters.
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