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South Korean prosecutors have issued an exit ban on MBK Partners founder and chair Michael ByungJu Kim as they investigate a 2023 short-term bond placement by portfolio company Homeplus, according to a report by Reuters citing the Yonhap News Agency.
Carlyle Group is bolstering its Tokyo bench, lining up 10 additional investment professionals as deployment begins for the firm’s fifth Japan buyout fund, a JPY430bn (circa $3bn) vehicle that closed late last year, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Strathcona Resources, which is controlled by private equity firm Waterous Energy Fund, has tabled a CAD5.93bn ($4.25bn) cash-and-scrip offer for MEG Energy, targeting a merger of two of Canada’s largest pure-play thermal-oil-sands operators, according to a report by Reuters.
London-listed Primary Health Properties (PHP) has lobbied a sweetened offer for FTSE 250 healthcare REIT Assura, valuing the target at circa £1.68bn and eclipsing the agreed KKR/Stonepeak all-cash proposal, according to a report by Bloomberg.
XCL Education, a portfolio company of global private equity firm TPG, has raised $400m in a private credit facility to refinance existing debt led by Apollo Global Management, with additional participation from Partners Group, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Lotus Infrastructure Partners, a private equity firm focused on energy infrastructure, has agreed to sell a portfolio of seven natural gas generation assets to Vistra Corp in a $1.9bn deal, as the utility giant positions itself to meet ballooning US electricity demand, according to a report by Reuters.
A new $750m private equity fund co-founded by Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban is set to enter the booming US professional sports sector, aiming to acquire minority stakes in teams across the NBA, NFL, and Major League Baseball, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private market mandates surged to 50% of institutional searches in the 12 months to March 2025, driven by strong demand for private debt, infrastructure, and semi-liquid vehicles, according to bfinance’s latest Manager Intelligence and Market Trends report.
European private equity firm Cinven has mandated Goldman Sachs and UBS to advise on a potential sale of Ufinet Group, a Madrid-based telecom infrastructure operator, in a deal that could value the business at approximately €6bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Adevinta, the Norway-based online classifieds group acquired last year by a private equity consortium led by Blackstone and Permira, is preparing to divest its Spanish operations as part of a broader strategic reshaping of the business, according to a report by Reuters.
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