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Hudson Bay Capital Management has abandoned plans to establish a dedicated private credit business after two senior executives recruited from BlackRock left the $20bn alternative investment firm, according to a report b Bloomberg.
Australian private credit manager Metrics Credit Partners has suspended trading in three ASX-listed investment vehicles and reduced their reported asset values following changes requested during the funds’ audit process, according to a report by Reuters.
Wealthy individuals and family offices are increasingly borrowing against their private equity portfolios as a prolonged slowdown in dealmaking reduces the amount of cash being returned by buyout funds, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Warburg Pincus has increased its proposed offer for Australian retirement living and holiday park operator Ingenia Communities to approximately $1.5bn, raising the prospect of a renewed takeover battle for the ASX-listed company, according to a report by he Wall Street Journal.
Japan is becoming an increasingly attractive market for global private equity investors as corporate reforms and structural changes create more opportunities to work with businesses, according to a report by Bloomberg citing comments from Warburg Pincus CEO Jeffrey Perlman.
Women account for 23% of investment professionals across European private equity and venture capital, but hold just 13% of senior investment roles, according to Level 20’s 2026 European Gender Diversity Report.
Private equity firm Uplift Investors has expanded its investment strategy in the legal sector through a new management services organisation partnership with Arkansas-based personal injury firm Rainwater, Holt & Sexton.
PE firm CVC Capital Partners and Japanese investment firm Nippon Sangyo Suishin Kiko (NSSK) are considering a bid of more than JPY500bn ($3.2bn) to take Japanese healthcare products company Kobayashi Pharmaceutical private, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Renewable fuels producer EcoCeres is targeting a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise around $1bn, with private equity investor Bain Capital expected to sell part of its stake, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed people familiar with the plans.
Aegon Asset Management has launched an evergreen private credit fund that uses insurance policies from highly rated insurers to provide additional protection against borrower defaults, targeting institutional investors in the UK and Europe, according to a report by CityWire.
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