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BlackRock has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire private credit manager HPS Investment Partners for approximately $12bn, which, if finalised, would represent a substantial premium over the firm’s estimated $10bn post-IPO valuation, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Grifols shares tumbled 10% on Wednesday after sources revealed that Canadian private investment giant Brookfield Asset Management is planning to abandon its takeover bid for the Spanish pharmaceutical company, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Protective Industrial Products (PIP), a portfolio company of private equity investment firm Odyssey Investment Partners, has agreed to acquire the personal protective equipment (PPE) business of Honeywell in a $1.33bn all-cash transaction.
Profit with Purpose investment firm LeapFrog Investments has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV) with capital commitments and designated co-investments totalling $1.02bn, ahead of its original $1bn target.
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) is committing $3.5bn to a joint venture with EQT Corporation, acquiring a non-controlling equity stake in key natural gas infrastructure assets valued at $8.8bn, according to a report by Alternatives Watch.
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva, has launched its third fund under the Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) regime with the creation of the Aviva Investors Multi-Sector Private Debt LTAF (MSPD LTAF).
CVC Capital Partners, the majority shareholder of Italy’s pharmaceutical group Recordati, has reportedly initiated discussions with other Italian drugmakers regarding a potential sale, according to a report by Reuters citing Sergio Dompe, CEO of rival firm Dompé Farmaceutica.
Despite rising geopolitical tensions, PE allocations remain high with 30% of institutional investors and 76% of family offices reporting allocating more than 15% of their portfolio to the asset class, a rise of 7% and 4% respectively, compared to 2023.
Ninety One, a global investment manager managing £127.4bn has held the first close of its ACO Fund 3, the third vintage of its Africa and emerging market focused credit opportunities strategy, with $260m of capital commitments.
Sequoia Capital, one of the world’s leading venture capital firms, has marked up the valuation of its 2020 Sequoia Capital US Venture VII fund by 24.6% as of June 2024, according to a report by DealStreet Asia citing data from PitchBook.
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