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Blackstone has reported a 3% increase in second-quarter distributable earnings compared to the previous year, attributed to significant asset sales in its private equity and credit divisions, which offset a downturn in real estate, according to a report by Reuters.
Lloyds Bank and Oaktree Capital Management have partnered to support UK middle-market sponsor-backed borrowers. The two companies are planning to deploy up to £1bn over the next few years in loans of up to £175m.
ESG transformation-focused private equity investor Abris Capital Partners and B Corp will sell 100% of the shares in Poland-based packaging provider Dot2Dot to European folding carton solutions provider Van Genechten Packaging.
SLR Capital Partners, a private credit platform specialising in direct lending to US middle market companies, has appointed Scottie Bevill, formerly Senior Investment Officer for the Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois, as a senior advisor.
Alternative investment adviser and fund manager Cliffwater has expanded its team dedicated to its Cascade Private Capital Fund with the appointment of Timothy Henn as Managing Director and Head of Private Equity Secondaries.
Global private capital advisor Campbell Lutyens has promoted five to Managing Director across its New York (Nick Best, Alex Jerez-Fernandez and Brendan Webb), London (James Windsor) and Paris (Victor de Brondeau) offices.
Private equity funds affiliated with Blackstone are to acquire Trystar, a provider of electrical equipment used for backup power solutions serving data centre, industrial, commercial, healthcare and utility end markets.
A strategic partnership of funds and accounts managed by the credit businesses of global investment firms Carlyle and KKR is to purchase an approximately $10.1bn portfolio of prime student loans from Discover Financial Services.
Mid-market private equity investment activity in the UK declined by 11% in the first half of 2024, as challenging macroeconomic conditions persisted, according to KPMG UK’s latest mid-market private equity analysis.
North Carolina-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has made a growth investment in capSpire, a provider of commodity and energy trading and risk management services for large portfolios of energy and commodities physical and financial assets.
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