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UCLA and Penn State have issued statements denying their involvement in Elevate Sports Ventures’ newly launched College Investment Initiative, countering a report by Sportico suggesting both universities had signed on to receive capital from the $500m fund, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity heavyweights KKR and Stonepeak have raised their takeover bid for UK-listed healthcare real estate firm Assura to nearly £1.7bn ($2.3bn), in what they describe as their “best and final” offer, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset managers, is planning to invest up to $500bn in Europe over the next ten years, according to a report by Reuters citing comments made by CEO Steve Schwarzman in a Bloomberg TV interview on Tuesday.
Vietnam-focused private equity firm Mekong Capital is preparing to launch a new regenerative agriculture fund in 2026, with a targeted raise of up to $200m, according to a report by Bloomberg citing founding partner Chris Freund.
SWEN Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on non-listed responsible investment and ocean sustainability, has raised €160m in the first close of its SWEN Blue Ocean 2 fund, to invest in innovative start-ups working to support the regeneration of ocean biodiversity.
ABEC, a European Building Automation specialist, has been acquired by funds advised by private equity firm Magnesium Capital supported by credit fund DunPort Capital Management.
In a move that bolsters its premier global private equity practice, Paul Hastings has added Christopher Zochowski and Bradley Noojin to the firm’s roster of partners. The pair have moved to the firm from A&O Shearman.
BGF has appointed Indro Mukerjee to its Deep Tech & Climate Advisory Board, a high-level group of experts chaired by Baroness Brown of Cambridge, which plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s strategy in the evolving deep tech sector.
Eneasz Kądziela has left the Bureau of Asset Management (BAM) – the organisation responsible for overseeing the investment portfolios of the five New York City retirement systems – where he served as Deputy CIO and Private Equity Asset Head.
Private equity giant Advent International is one step closer to sealing its largest UK deal this year after Spectris, the British precision instrumentation and software company, said it would back a formal £3.73bn ($5.06bn) offer – if Advent proceeds, according to a report by Reuters.
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