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Investec Bank, a leading international financial services provider, has appointed Daniel Emersleben as Director in the Private Credit Management (PCM) team, part of the Investec Direct Lending platform.
Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the enterprise solutions, healthcare, and consumer market sectors, has appointed Alex Yanitsky as an Investment Partner as the firm continues its recent expansion.
UK-based private equity firm 3i Group has halted the sale process for premium pet food manufacturer MPM, as it evaluates the impact of newly imposed US tariffs, according to a report from Bloomberg News, citing sources familiar with the matter.
A sharp escalation in US trade tensions has sent shockwaves through global credit markets, bringing leveraged buyout financing and corporate debt issuance to a standstill — a move that is already disrupting PE dealmaking and refinancing activity, according to a report by Bloomberg.
CVC DIF, the infrastructure strategy of global private markets manager CVC, has agreed to acquire 49% of BALANCE Erneuerbare Energien (BALANCE), the biogas subsidiary of Leipzig-based gas company VNG AG (VNG).
A wave of geopolitical volatility triggered by fresh US tariffs has reverberated across global capital markets, putting a freeze on IPO activity and halting M&A transactions in sectors ranging from fintech to mid-cap tech, according to a report by Reuters.
The UK government is set to unveil sweeping changes to its regulatory framework for hedge funds and private equity firms, proposing a new lighter-touch regime for managers with less than £5bn in assets under management rather than the £100m threshold currently, according to a report by the Financial Times.
TA Associates has acquired a strategic stake in smartTrade Technologies, a provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms, with David Vincent, CEO and Co-Founder of smartTrade, and the broader management team, also participating.
D Capital, a Japanese private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, has successfully closed its second series of funds, D Capital II Series Funds, at its hard cap of JPY67bn ($445m). The fund received strong backing from a wide range of institutional investors, both in Japan and internationally.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, alongside its institutional partners, has reached an agreement to acquire Colonial Enterprises, the operator of the largest fuel pipeline network in the US, in a transaction valued at $9bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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