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European investment firm Armen, which focuses on buying stake in private equity firms, has made its first foray into the alternative credit space with the acquisition of a 16% stake in Chorus Capital, provider of default protection for loan portfolios, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Intermediate Capital Group Plc (ICG), the €101bn London-headquartered private equity firm, has secured €15.2bn ($16.8bn) for its latest European direct-lending fund, making it the largest fund of its kind in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has created The Future Board Leaders Programme, a new initiative aimed at improving boardroom diversity, after routinely seeing just 3-5% diversity metrics on portfolio company boards.
OceanSound Partners, a growth-oriented PE firm that invests in tech and tech-enabled services companies serving government and highly-regulated markets, has acquired PAR Excellence System from Northlane Capital Partners.
Schroders Capital, the $97.3bn private markets business of Schroders Group, has successfully raised over $2.6bn for private equity direct and co-investments since January 2022, most recently driven by €400bn close of Schroders Capital Private Equity Europe Direct III.
Sienna Private Equity, a value-oriented mid-market European private equity investment manager, has secured €400m in commitments from investors, for its inaugural investment vehicle Sienna Private Equity Fund I.
Robert Seminara, head of Europe at Apollo Global Management, has reported a noticeable rise in private equity deal activity, and is forecasting attractive returns for investors entering the market now, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Law firm Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP has appointed Dan Amato as a Partner in the firm’s private credit practice in New York. Amato joins from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP where he served as a Partner and Head of Sponsor Finance.
Bain Capital and Parthenon Capital are in discussions to sell a minority stake in healthcare technology company Zelis in a deal that could value the firm at around $17bn, according to a report by Bloomberg.
US private equity major TPG is in discussions to acquire a stake in Europe’s largest second-hand fashion platform, Vinted, at a valuation of €5bn following rapid expansion at the Lithuanian company, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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