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Yale University is weighing the sale of a portion of its private equity fund interests and has retained investment bank Evercore to advise on the transaction, the Ivy League institution confirmed this week.
Global investment firm Carlyle’s $192bn Global Credit arm has provided a financing package to Suntera Global, an independent global provider of bespoke fund, corporate, and private wealth services.
Chinese sovereign wealth funds and state-backed investors, including China Investment Corporation (CIC), are scaling back commitments to US private equity funds, in a further sign of strained financial ties between Washington and Beijing, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System are reducing their exposure to directly held private assets, while Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is sharpening its focus on collaborative investment models, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Global law firm Squire Patton Boggs has appointed Gabriel Yomi Dabiri as Global Head of Private Credit and Direct Lending. He joins from Polsinelli, where he led the Private Credit and Cross-Border Finance practice and served as New York Office Managing Partner.
MiddleGround Capital, an operationally focused private equity firm that makes control investments in North American and European headquartered middle-market B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies, has promoted Jordan Gabbert to Head of Investor Relations.
Tech-focused buyout major Thoma Bravo is closing in on a deal to acquire Jeppesen, the aviation navigation and software unit of Boeing, in a transaction that could exceed $8bn, according to a Bloomberg report citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
UK-listed sales and marketing group DCC has agreed to sell its healthcare division to a fund managed by private equity firm Investindustrial Advisors, in a deal valued at £1.05bn ($1.41bn), according to a report by Reuters.
KKR and I Squared Capital are among several private investment firms competing to acquire PAL Cooling Holding (PCH), a district cooling business owned by Abu Dhabi’s Multiply Group, according to a report by Reuters citing sources familiar with the matter.
Global private equity firm Carlyle is in advanced discussions with Japan’s Makino Milling Machine as a potential white knight acquirer, as the company seeks to fend off a JPY257bn ($1.81bn) unsolicited takeover bid from Nidec Corporation, according to an report by Reuters.
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