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Metalayer, a firm founded by veterans of Two Sigma Ventures – the VC arm of quantitative hedge fund firm Two Sigma – has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a $25m cryptocurrency investment fund, according to a report by Fortune.
Nuveen Private Capital, which functions as the European and US private capital arms of Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, respectively, has named Otto Donner as its new Head of Nordics Business Development.
A consortium led by private investment firms Starwood Capital Group and Warburg Pincus is working to finalise a deal to take ESR Group private, valuing the Hong Kong-listed real estate fund manager at over $7bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s most established mid-market private equity investors, has completed its €520m sale of Groupe Courir (Courir), a leading French retailer of sports shoes, to JD Sports Fashion.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI), Blackstone’s asset backed credit division, and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) have agreed to a strategic deal that will see BXCI acquire a $1bn portfolio of infrastructure loans from the bank.
Private equity giant Blackstone is preparing to list shares of Cirsa, a Spanish gaming company, on the Madrid stock exchange in the first half of next year, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Expansión.
Barings is executing the first European middle market private credit CLO, Barings Euro Middle Market CLO 2024-1 DAC, at €380m, with S&P and Fitch rating the issuance, which is backed by a portfolio of European middle market senior secured loans.
Argosy Private Equity (Argosy), a lower middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in Rita’s Franchise Company (Ritas), a US provider of frozen desserts founded in 1984, through a sale to New York-based MTN Capital.
Ambienta has expanded the team behind its Sustainable Credit Opportunities Fund, following a strong year of growth which has seen over 200 potential deal screened and six transactions executed so far this year, according to a report by Alternative Credit Investor.
UK sponsor-backed financing activity experienced a modest slowdown in Q3 2024, as ongoing M&A sluggishness and seasonal dynamics impacted deal flow, according to the latest data from global investment bank, Houlihan Lokey.
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