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Blackstone has exited discussions to acquire a minority stake in Haldiram’s, one of India’s leading snack brands, over differences in valuation, according to a report by Reuters citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
PGIM Private Capital, the private credit arm of PGIM, the $1.38tn global asset management business of Prudential Financial, provided $14.9bn in senior debt and junior capital to 238 middle-market companies and projects worldwide in 2024.
Northleaf Capital Partners has successfully closed its third private credit fund, raising over $1bn in total capital commitments for Northleaf Private Credit III and related managed accounts, and taking the firm’s private credit platform to over $6.5bn.
Garnett Station Partners, a New York-based private investment firm, has held the final close of GSP 5.0 Fund, with total committed capital of $1.2bn, taking the firm’s total assets to over $3.5bn.
Eurazeo has successfully completed the first close of Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries Fund 1 with €300m secured. This represents 40% of the fund’s threshold target of €750 million, ten months after its marketing launch.
The talent flow between private equity and hedge funds continues, with Apollo’s Asia-Pacific Chief Operating Officer, Mark Berg, making the switch to Millennium Management as its new Asia-Pacific Chief Financial Officer in Singapore, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Carlyle Group is aiming to raise more than $3bn for its latest infrastructure fund, Carlyle Global Infrastructure Opportunity Fund II, as the private equity giant continues to expand its presence in the asset class, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Blackstone’s private equity funds are to acquire a 60% majority stake in CMIC, one of Japan’s leading contract research organisations (CRO) with CMIC Holdings retaining the remaining 40% ownership of the drug trials company.
UK energy company Shell is weighing the sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the US, a move that could attract interest from private equity firms looking to expand in the sector, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Marlborough Partners announces the appointment of Fredrik Rydin as a Senior Advisor for the Nordic region, based in Stockholm. Rydin has been involved in the private equity and leveraged credit markets in the Nordics for over two decades.
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