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M&A activity in the US power sector is set for a record-breaking year in 2025, as surging electricity demand – driven by AI and data centres — fuels an unprecedented appetite for assets among energy firms, PE investors, and institutional funds, according to a report by Reuters.
Private equity firm Cinven is set to finalise the sale of Germany’s largest life insurance administrator, Viridium, in a €3.5bn ($3.8bn) transaction with an Allianz-led consortium, according to a report by Reuters.
Morgan Stanley is exploring a potential $4bn debt refinancing for Vista Equity Partners-backed Finastra Group Holdings and is assessing both syndicated loan and private credit options, according to a Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has raised concerns about the growing vulnerability of the private credit sector to liquidity mismatches, particularly as it increasingly draws capital from retail investors, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Advent International is in the early stages of evaluating strategic options for Ultra Precision Control Systems (Ultra PCS) as investor appetite for defence-related assets continues to surge, according to a report by Bloomberg citing sources familiar with the matter.
Law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher has bolstered its Private Funds practice with the addition of Sam Weber as a Partner in the firm’s Asset Management Department in New York.
Singapore’s state-owned firm investment Temasek Holdings has acquired a nearly 10% stake in Indian snack giant Haldiram’s for approximately $1bn just a week after PE major Blackstone withdrew from the race to acquire a share in the business citing valuation concerns, according to a report by Reuters.
PineBridge Benson Elliot (PBBE), a pan-European real estate private equity specialist, has closed its sixth fund, Benson Elliot Real Estate Partners VI (Fund VI), with €500m in total committed capital as of February 2025.
The ACCESS Pool – A Collaboration of Central, Eastern and Southern Shires composed of 11 local government pension schemes, with assets totalling c£52bn – has appointed Adams Street Partners and HarbourVest Partners as its private equity allocators.
Blackstone is assessing strategic alternatives for Hello Sunshine, a high-profile asset within its Hollywood media company, Candle Media, including a potential combination with another media company, according to a report by Reuters.
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