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Blue Owl Capital has raised $750m through a new investment-grade bond issue, with proceeds earmarked to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facilities, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone and three major Canadian institutional investors have agreed to acquire a 25% interest in Air Canada’s Aeroplan loyalty programme in a transaction that values the business at CAD10bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Apollo Sports Capital has agreed a $2.6bn investment in Yankee Global Enterprises, providing the owner of the New York Yankees with fresh capital to reduce debt and pursue new commercial opportunities, according to a report by Reuters.
Alvarez & Marsal has appointed Maureen O’Shea as a managing director in its Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, strengthening the firm’s European capabilities across supply chain, operations and procurement.
Global venture capital firm Accel has raised $3.5bn across four new funds aimed at backing early-stage companies, with artificial intelligence expected to remain a major focus across its investment strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms across the UK and Europe are increasingly turning to minority stake sales, special-situations funds and hybrid capital strategies to generate liquidity for limited partners as conventional exits remain challenging, according to law firm White & Case.
Defence technology company Lyntris is targeting a US initial public offering that could raise up to $528m, providing private equity backer Trive Capital with an opportunity to sell down part of its investment amid strong public-market demand for defence companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity firms are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence for compliance and regulatory reporting but few have established formal policies governing its use in these areas, according to a survey by asset services provider Ocorian.
Nvidia has teamed up with some of the world’s largest alternative asset managers and investment banks to create financing platforms that could channel more than $500bn of external capital into AI infrastructure over the coming years, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
CyrusOne, the data centre operator owned by KKR and BlackRock’s Global Infrastructure Partners, is preparing for a potential US initial public offering as early as 2027, in what could become one of the sector’s largest listings in recent years, according to a report by Reuters.
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