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Private equity firms are placing greater emphasis on physical climate risk as increasingly severe weather events begin to influence investment performance, portfolio valuations and exit planning, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blue Owl Capital has acquired a portfolio of 12 UK private hospitals from Malaysia’s Employees Provident Fund in a transaction valued at approximately £1.3bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Private equity firms Blackstone and TPG are exploring the sale of Hologic’s surgical division in a deal that could value the business at more than $4bn, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners has launched Highwater, a global naval services platform focused on vessel preservation, repair and specialist sustainment services for US, Australian and allied fleets.
Private credit is set to play a larger role in financing the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence, according to a Bloomberg interview with Jean Boivin, head of the BlackRock Investment Institute.
Singapore state investor Temasek plans to nearly triple its exposure to AI companies and more than double its allocation to private credit over the next five years, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Alternative asset managers have provided the Bank of England with detailed data on private markets investments across 520 UK companies, as the central bank examines the potential economic impact of a downturn in private markets, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private markets intelligence provider Gain is preparing to sell a minority stake in the business at a valuation of up to $500m, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Nest, the UK’s largest workplace pension scheme, is planning to invest up to £1bn in venture capital by 2030 as it increases members’ exposure to private markets, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Thames Water’s senior creditors are prepared to bid for the utility even if it is placed into the UK government’s special administration regime, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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