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Funds managed by private investment firms Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Smartsheet, a provider of workplace collaboration software solutions in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $8.4bn.
Atlas SP Partners, private investment major Apollo Global Management Inc’s structured credit unit, has obtained a broker-dealer license and is now gearing up to commence secondary trading, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Brookfield Asset Management has raised $2.4bn for its Catalytic Transition Fund, a climate-focused fund backed by the United Arab Emirates aimed at scaling climate finance in emerging markets, according to a report by Reuters.
General partners often take it “very personally” when investors decline commitments based on environmental, social, and governance concerns, according to a report by New private Markets citing Benjamin Sabatier, principal at Belgian investment firm Sofina.
HarbourVest Partners, a private markets investment firm focused on primary funds, secondary transactions, direct co-investments, real assets, and private credit, has appointed Tjalling Halbertsma as Managing Director and Head of EMEA Investor Relations.
Marlene Puffer, Chief Investment Officer of Alberta Investment Management Corp (AIMCo), which manages investments for pension, endowment, and government funds in Alberta, has stepped down from her position after serving for less than two years, according to a report by Financial Post.
Global private investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Ascendant Fund SCSP, an investment vehicle dedicated to investing in middle market businesses in North America, with $4.6bn in total capital commitments.
Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has made a growth investment in Gnosis Freight, a provider of shipping container management software.
Miura Partners, a Spanish private equity firm with offices in Barcelona and Madrid, has held the final close of its fourth flagship fund, Miura Fund IV, at its hard cap of €475m taking the firm’s fundraising so far this year to over €800m.
IndoStar Capital Finance Limited has agreed of the sale of its subsidiary IndoStar Home Finance Private Limited to WITKOPEEND BV, an affiliate of global private equity investor BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership, for approximately $209m.
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