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Clearlake Capital Group has lined up $5.5bn in private debt financing to support its pending acquisition of data and analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, in what is shaping up to be one of the largest private credit transactions on record, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Josh Easterly, Co-Chief Investment Officer of Sixth Street Partners, has urged caution over increasing investor complacency in private credit markets, warning that fundamental risks are being underestimated as capital continues to flood into the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Beach Point Capital Management, a diversified alternative asset manager, has closed both its BPC Opportunities Fund V LP (Opportunities Fund V) and BPC Real Estate Debt Fund (BPRED), raising over $750m and $545m of investable capital, respectively.
Blackstone has formally initiated a sale process for UK-based Clarion Events, which, with an enterprise value of around £2bn, could be one of the largest private equity exits of the year, according to a report by Reuters citing multiple unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Startup fundraising in Latin America surged 26% year-on-year in 2024, outperforming Europe’s 7% increase and Southeast Asia’s 34% contraction, according to a report by Reuters citing new research from Endeavor and Glisco Partners.
Five Point Infrastructure Partners is reportedly evaluating a potential sale of its portfolio company Northwind Midstream, with a transaction that could value the Permian Basin-focused gas infrastructure operator in excess of $2bn, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.
Atlanta-based private equity firm Eagle Merchant Partners has closed its second fund, Eagle Merchant Partners Fund II, with $415m in capital commitments. The fund, which was oversubscribed and closed above its original hard cap in seven months, attracted strong support from institutional investors, family offices, high net worth individuals, and members of Eagle’s team.
Cinven is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Nutrisens, a France-based clinical nutrition company, from Sagard MidCap. Nutrisens’ founder and CEO, Georges Devesa, along with the senior management team, is expected to reinvest significantly as part of the deal.
AlpInvest Partners, the private equity secondaries platform of The Carlyle Group, is bringing a $1bn collateralised fund obligation (CFO) to market, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has committed $500m to a private equity vehicle managed by Thoma Bravo, marking the latest move by the world’s largest pension fund to expand its exposure to alternative assets, according to a report by Reuters.
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