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Private equity firms are increasingly targeting Italy’s family-owned industrial companies as investors seek businesses with physical assets, specialist manufacturing capabilities and lower exposure to disruption from artificial intelligence according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management and CPP Investments have agreed to acquire US industrial real estate investment trust LXP Industrial Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5.2bn, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
UK insurers backing pension risk transfer transactions are increasing their exposure to private credit, with opaque and difficult-to-value assets now accounting for more than 10% of the portfolios of several major providers, according to a report by the FT citing data from S&P Global Ratings.
Truelink Capital is close to acquiring US food ingredients and beverage manufacturer Lyons Magnus in a transaction valuing the business at around $1bn, including debt, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Partners Group has raised more than $15bn in commitments for its newest direct infrastructure investment programme, marking one of the firm’s largest infrastructure fundraises to date despite broader challenges facing parts of the private markets industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners and private equity firm Silver Lake are expected to receive European Union approval for the proposed $55bn acquisition of video game publisher Electronic Arts, according to a report by Reuters.
Baker Tilly Advisory Group is preparing to refinance approximately $3bn of debt through the syndicated loan market, replacing private credit financing used to support the accounting firm’s rapid expansion since being acquired by PE firm Hellman & Friedman, according to a report by Bloomberg.
EQT has increased its tender offer for Japanese online price comparison and review platform Kakaku.com, raising the stakes in an increasingly competitive buyout contest that highlights intensifying private equity activity in Japan, according to a report by Reuters.
Blackstone is to make a significant investment in South Korean robotics components manufacturer Futronic, strengthening its exposure to the fast-growing automation and industrial technology sectors, according to a report by Reuters.
The UK government has held discussions with several leading private equity firms as it seeks to encourage more portfolio companies to list on the London Stock Exchange, amid continuing concerns over the decline in UK IPOs and the migration of listed businesses overseas, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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