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Shares in Australian financial software provider Iress surged on Friday following confirmation that the company is in early-stage talks with Blackstone and Thoma Bravo regarding a potential acquisition, according to a report by Reuters.
Apollo Global Management has increased the size of its net asset value (NAV) loan to SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 to $5.4bn, in what is now the largest known NAV-backed facility to date, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
TPG has closed its sixth growth equity fund at $4.8bn, surpassing its $4bn target and drawing commitments from a broadened global investor base, including LPs across the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Manulife Financial has agreed to acquire a 75% stake in middle-market lender Comvest Credit Partners, creating an $18.4bn private credit platform as the Canadian insurer deepens its push into alternative assets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) has named Annika Kim as Director of Credit, as the $40bn pension fund continues to deepen its alternatives bench with senior talent from top-tier institutions, according to a report by Bloomberg.
TPG’s Asia-focused private equity platform has agreed to acquire ASX-listed automotive software provider Infomedia in a deal valuing the company’s equity at AUD651m (circa $421m), according to a report by Reuters.
International private equity firm Cinven has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Objectway, a leading provider of end-to-end digital software solutions for wealth managers, banks, and asset managers globally.
Blackstone has launched a JPY507.4bn ($3.5bn) tender offer to take Tokyo-listed engineering staffing firm TechnoPro Holdings private, marking its latest move in an increasingly competitive Japanese buyout market, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity managers could gain unprecedented access to US retirement savings after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday designed to expand the range of alternative assets eligible for inclusion in 401(k) plans, according to a report by Reuters.
KKR has renegotiated agreements with some institutional LPs to allow a greater share of its private equity deals to be allocated to its fast-growing evergreen vehicles, signalling the growing influence of high-net-worth capital in the buyout market, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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