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Private equity firms Vista Equity Partners and Blackstone are in advanced discussions to acquire collaboration software company Smartsheet, in a deal that would value the business at $8bn, according to a report by Reuters.
Silver Point Capital has successfully closed its latest opportunistic credit fund with $4.6bn in total commitments, surpassing its initial $4bn target, and more double the size of its predecessor, which closed in 2019 at $1.7bn.
US credit firm Muzinich & Co, in partnership with Asian alternative investment platform Orion3, has launched a private debt strategy focused on infrastructure and real assets to address the sector’s growing global funding shortfall, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Singapore’s state investment firm, Temasek Holdings Pte, is close to finalising a deal to acquire a significant minority stake in VFS Global, a visa outsourcing and technology services company controlled by US-based Blackstone Inc, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Palladio Partners, an investment boutique specialised in infrastructure, private equity and private debt real assets, is expanding its customer service team with the appointment of Sikandar Salam as Managing Director effective immediately.
Circularity Capital, a specialist private equity firm supporting growth stage European businesses in the circular economy, has appoint of Juliet Buffey as an Operating Principal in its portfolio growth team.
Kohlberg & Company, a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X, with $4.3bn in capital commitments, plus an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.
BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, is restructuring its private credit division in a bid to close the gap with rivals in the rapidly expanding market, with the establishment of a new division Global Direct Lending led by Stephen Caron, according to a repot by Bloomberg.
Grupo Dunas Capital, an independent platform for the management of financial, real estate, and alternative assets in Spain, has appointed Natividad Sierra as Managing Director and Chief of Investor Relations of Alternative Assets.
Global private markets investor Pantheon made three senior additions to its team with the appointment of Arnab Mazumdar as Partner and Chief Data & Innovation Officer, and two new Managing Directors, Christian D’Amico and Brian Hanson.
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