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Private equity giant Apollo is making a push into the high-grade debt market, an area long controlled by traditional banks, steered by former UBS, Swiss Re, and the World Bank executive Jamshid Ehsani, who joined the firm in 2010, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone Inc are in talks with private credit lenders to secure a $3.2bn debt package to support their planned acquisition of software maker Smartsheet Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Sullivan Street Partners, a UK-based mid-market buy-out firm, has acquired UK Addiction Treatment Group, the UK’s largest residential addiction treatment group with over 200 beds across eight residential facilities.
Inflexion, a European mid-market private equity firm, has held the final close of Inflexion Enterprise Fund VI at its hard cap of £975 million. The fundraising was completed in less than five months and is more than double the £400m raised for the firm’s predecessor fund.
RoundShield, a private investment firm focused on European asset-backed private credit opportunities and capital solutions, has closed the RS Fund V with over $1bn in capital commitments – $150m above its fundraising target.
The Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Funds has committed up to $450m to bolster its private equity portfolio, according to a report by Pensions & Investments citing an announcement by State Treasurer Erick Russell.
North American private equity firm Atlas Partners is to make a $1bn investment in Sedgwick, a global provider of insurance claims management, loss adjusting and technology-enabled business solutions, in a deal that values the business at $13.2bn.
Renovus Capital Partners has acquired QualX Corporation, a provider of records and information management, digital transformation, and business process improvement services to agencies across the US Federal government.
The winners of the Private Equity Wire US Credit Awards 2024, which recognise fund performance and service provider excellence across credit funds, were announced at an exclusive ceremony and networking event today (12 September), at Covene, 101 Park Avenue, New York.
Bain Capital Life Sciences has raised its fourth fund, with approximately $3bn of total commitments, including $2.5bn of outside commitments from existing and new investors, and the balance from Bain Capital partners, employees, and affiliates.
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