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UK-based alternative asset manager Pollen Street Capital has closed its latest flagship fund, Private Equity Fund V, with €1.5bn in commitments, alongside an additional €500m in co-investment capital, bringing its total capital raise to €2bn.
Pantheon has held the final close of Pantheon Credit Opportunities III (PCO III) and related vehicles, with total commitments of approximately $2.2bn, exceeding initial targets by over 2.5x.
Private equity giant Blackstone has withdrawn from a consortium led by Susquehanna International Group and General Atlantic aiming to acquire TikTok’s US operations from parent company ByteDance, according to a report by Reuters.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives’ Petershill unit has exited its non-control stake in private equity firm Harvest Partners, with the sale executed at a premium to Petershill’s net asset value marking another high-profile realisation from its portfolio of GP stakes.
Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based private equity investor specialising in mid-market control buyouts, has reached a binding agreement to acquire the Aerostructures business of Senior for a total enterprise value of up to £200m.
Swedish private equity powerhouse EQT has secured $11.4bn in commitments for its latest Asia-focused buyout vehicle, with fundraising expected to close by year-end and a hard cap set at $14.5bn in 2026, according to a report by Reuters citing a firm announcement on Thursday.
EQT AB, Omers Administration, and Phoenix Tower International are among the frontrunners preparing final bids for Cellnex Telecom SA’s majority stake in its Swiss operations, with the deal expected to command a price in the region of €2bn ($2.3bn), according to a report by Bloomberg.
Specialist insurer CFC, backed by private equity giants EQT and Vitruvian Partners, is reportedly considering a UK initial public offering that could value the business north of £5bn ($6.7bn), according to a report by Reuters.
Bain Capital is on the hunt for its next airline investment after more than tripling its capital on Virgin Australia Holdings, underscoring a rare success in a notoriously tough sector for private equity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Global Management has made its first direct move into English Premier League football, providing £80m in high-yield debt financing to Nottingham Forest Football Club, as PE and credit investors deepen their exposure to European sport, according to the Financial Times.
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