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Bite Stream, a provider of fundraising and investor management software, has merged with Untap, an AI-powered portfolio management and reporting solution, providing private markets asset managers with a platform for fundraising through to investor communications.
Invesco Private Credit, the global private credit arm of Invesco Ltd, has held the final closing of its flagship Invesco Direct Lending Fund II and related vehicles, with a total of $1.4bn in committed investable capital.
India’s National Investment & Infrastructure Fund, a quasi-sovereign fund backed by the Indian government and global investors including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, is gearing up to raise as much as $2bn for its latest private credit fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Private equity giants Bain Capital, Advent International, EQT AB, and KKR are vying to acquire Japanese cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, valued at approximately JPY1.32tn ($8.54bn), according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Trilantic Europe, a mid-market pan-European private equity investor, has appointed Guillaume Bayol as Partner and new Head of the firm’s Energy Transition fund. Based in London, he will lead a team of eight investment professionals and industry specialists.
Pimco, the $1.95tn asset manager, has expressed scepticism about the direct lending segment of private credit, warning that the asset class remains overvalued and could face significant risks as capital continues to flood the market, according to a report by CityWire.
Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree), an alternative investment firm with $202bn in AUM, has held the final close of Oaktree Opportunities Fund XII (Opps XII) with approximately $16bn in capital commitments, including co-investment and affiliated vehicles.
European mid-market private equity firm Inflexion has appointed of Ben Meyer as a Partner and Head of North America. Meyer, who has almost 25 years of industry experience, will lead the firm’s new office in New York.
Funds managed by affiliates of $49bn investments manager Fortress Investment Group have completed the acquisition of Loungers, a British cafe-bar and restaurant chain operating over 200 locations in the United Kingdom for £354.4m.
Bluewater, a specialist energy private equity firm, has today signed a purchase agreement to sell Apex International Energy, a leading independent player in oil & gas exploration and production in the prolific Egyptian upstream market.
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