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Private credit returns have recently outpaced private equity, as shown by State Street data from the second quarter, but this advantage may soon wane with the Federal Reserve’s shift toward easing monetary policy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Montel, a portfolio company of private equity firm The Riverside group’s affiliated European fund, is to acquire the assets of SKM Market Predictor (SKM), a provider of analysis and advisory services for the Nordic power and renewables markets.
Boeing is evaluating a potential sale of its Jeppesen navigation unit, which could be valued at around $6bn, with private equity firms, as well as strategic buyers, among the potential suitors for the business, according to a report by Bloomberg News.
The San Francisco City & County Employees’ Retirement System (SFERS) has announced one additional hedge fund investment and a new VC allocation ahead of its upcoming board meeting on 13 November, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.
Skypointer Capital, whose GP is Proaltus Asset Management USA, a subsidiary of Proaltus Group, has closed its first venture capital fund, Skypointer Ventures Fund I, with $30m in capital commitments to invest in the global technology sector.
Ahead of the Private Equity Wire European Emerging Managers Summit, Joe Briggs (pictured), Founder & Managing Partner at Briggs Capital Formation, provides insight for new and emerging managers on the topic of differentiation. Joe will be moderating a panel and roundtable on this topic at the Summit on 14 November.
Private equity firm Partners Group is considering selling a stake in the International Schools Partnership (ISP), a UK-based global network of private schools valued at up to €5bn ($5.38bn), according to a report by Reuters.
First Reserve, the private equity firm that owns Refuel, is exploring strategic options, including a potential sale that could value the US convenience-store operator at over $1.5bn, including debt, according to a report by Reuters.
Global pension funds have continued to ramp up their private equity investments in 2024, with the 20 largest funds globally allocating a combined $707.6bn to the asset class so far this year, according to a report by Banking Exchange.
Churchill Asset Management and Arcmont Asset Management, the US and European asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital (NPC), have appointed Katherine Elmore-Jones as a Partner and Head of Private Equity Business Development in Europe.
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