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The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, remains firmly committed to private equity despite ongoing challenges in liquidity and exit activity across the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg citing CEO Marcie Frost.
Middle-market private equity firm Peak Rock Capital has sold donut, kolache, and coffee franchise Shipley Do-Nuts to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, following 18 consecutive quarters of same-store-sales growth and records for new store growth.
Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic is in advanced discussions to raise between $3bn and $5bn in fresh capital, potentially valuing the company at approximately $170bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Odyssey Investment Partners is marketing a $1bn single-asset continuation fund to prolong its ownership of portfolio company Industrial Electric Manufacturing (IEM), according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Bain Capital has joined forces with Bristol Myers Squibb to establish an independent biopharmaceutical company focused on immunology, backed by a $300m financing round led by the private equity firm, according to a report by Reuters.
Ambienta-backed Officine Maccaferri, a civil and environmental engineering solutions provider with a commercial presence in over 130 countries, has acquired CPT Group, an Italian company specialised in advanced mechanised tunnelling technologies and robotic prefabrication systems for underground infrastructure.
50 South Capital Advisors, Northern Trust Asset Management’s global alternatives investment manager, has held the final closings of two of its flagship private equity funds, both significantly exceeding their fundraising targets.
EQT has agreed to acquire Fujitec, Japan’s largest independent elevator and escalator manufacturer, in a $2.7bn take-private deal – marking its largest-ever buyout in Japan and the biggest PE-led take-private transaction in Asia so far this year, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is nearing a potential $6bn exit from Enverus, as Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE) – the owner of the New York Stock Exchange – is in advanced talks to acquire the energy data and analytics provider, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global sustainable infrastructure investor Actis is set to accelerate its push into Southeast Asia’s renewable energy market, committing up to $500m over the next two years to capitalise on rising demand for clean power across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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